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About Kotagahna Village

Kotagahna is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 344 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotagahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotagahna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Rajpur
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 272.21 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 344
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotagahna compares

By the 2011 count Kotagahna is the 61st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 272.21 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kotagahna

Kotagahna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotagahna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khokhaniya, Khukhri, Khumri and Kodaura. 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.

Common questions about Kotagahna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotagahna village had a population of 720. That makes it the 61st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Kotagahna village has 344 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotagahna has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kotagahna is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotagahna covers 272.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotagahna falls under Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kotagahna notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kotagahna is in Rajpur 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.

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

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