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About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 882 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.901 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 493114
Area (hectares) 566.901 hectares
Population 1,732
Male Population 882
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 36th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 566.901 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kota

Kota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kota as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kota from other places

Kota lies about 42 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 4.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kota
Nearest town Tilda Newra 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 4.6 km
District headquarters Raipur 42 km

Villages closest to Kota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kota

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 1,732. That makes it the 36th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Kota village has 882 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 493114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 566.901 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kota falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Tilda-Neora, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kota.

Kota is about 42 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Tilda Newra is about 3.8 km away. Tilda is about 4.4 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghulghul (1.7 km), Khapri Khurd (1.9 km) and Kohka (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kota today is likely to be higher.

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