About Kotalu Village

Kotalu is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 424 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotalu village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Shankargarh
Pincode	497224
Area (hectares)	865.21 hectares
Population	860
Male Population	424
Female Population	436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotalu compares

By the 2011 count Kotalu is the 36th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 865.21 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kotalu

Kotalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotalu 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. The nearest villages by name are Karmi Urawan Toli, Khairadih, Kharkona and Kodwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kotalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotalu village had a population of 860. That makes it the 36th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Kotalu village has 424 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotalu has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kotalu is 497224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotalu covers 865.21 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.

Kotalu falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kotalu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kotalu.

Kotalu is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.