About Kotal Village

Kotal is a mid sized village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 539 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Premnagar
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	459.92 hectares
Population	1,059
Male Population	539
Female Population	520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotal compares

By the 2011 count Kotal is the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 459.92 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 998.

Getting to Kotal

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

Kotal lies about 46 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 31 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 Kotal
Tehsil headquarters	Premnagar	7.9 km
Nearest town	Surajpur	28 km
Nearest railway station	Bishrampur	31 km
District headquarters	Surguja	46 km

Villages closest to Kotal

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

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Common questions about Kotal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotal village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 21st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Kotal village has 539 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotal has about 965 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Kotal is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotal covers 459.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotal falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotal is Bishrampur, about 31 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 Kotal.

Kotal is about 46 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotal is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Premnagar is about 7.9 km away. Surajpur is about 28 km away. Bishrampur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.