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About Kotankhod Village

Kotankhod is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 162 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotankhod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotankhod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 152.9 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 162
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotankhod compares

By the 2011 count Kotankhod is the 78th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 152.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kotankhod

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

Kotankhod lies about 21 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Kotankhod
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 5.2 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 21 km
Nearest town Kānker 37 km

Villages closest to Kotankhod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotankhod village had a population of 345. That makes it the 78th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kotankhod village has 162 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotankhod has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kotankhod is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotankhod covers 152.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotankhod falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kotankhod 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kotankhod.

Kotankhod is about 21 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotankhod is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 5.2 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 21 km away. Kānker is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godri (1.5 km), Kamta (1.9 km) and Ghunsimunda (2.6 km).

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

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