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About Kothitola Village

Kothitola is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 302 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothitola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 169.52 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 302
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothitola compares

By the 2011 count Kothitola is the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 169.52 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kothitola

Kothitola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothitola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kothitola from other places

Kothitola lies about 55 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 16 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 Kothitola
Nearest railway station Bortalao 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 27 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 55 km

Villages closest to Kothitola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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 Kothitola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothitola village had a population of 612. That makes it the 107th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Kothitola village has 302 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothitola has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kothitola is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothitola covers 169.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothitola falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kothitola is Bortalao, about 16 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 village for Kothitola.

Kothitola is about 55 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothitola is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 16 km away. Dongargarh is about 27 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaneri (1.7 km), Gundri (2.4 km) and Tate Kasa (2.4 km).

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

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