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About Kotari Village

Kotari is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 277 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 571.28 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 277
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotari compares

By the 2011 count Kotari is the 50th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 571.28 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kotari

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

Kotari lies about 88 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 29 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 Kotari
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 29 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 41 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 88 km

Villages closest to Kotari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotari village had a population of 548. That makes it the 50th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Kotari village has 277 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotari has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kotari is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotari covers 571.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotari falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotari is Bhanupratappur, about 29 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 Kotari.

Kotari is about 88 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotari is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 7.8 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 29 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tohe (2.2 km), Ranwahi (2.9 km) and Markeli (2.9 km).

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

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