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About Kotkursai Village

Kotkursai is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 144 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,271 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotkursai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotkursai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 252.17 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 144
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,271
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotkursai compares

By the 2011 count Kotkursai is the 85th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 252.17 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1018.

Getting to Kotkursai

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

Kotkursai lies about 22 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 Kotkursai
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 14 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 22 km
Nearest town Kānker 31 km

Villages closest to Kotkursai

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 Kotkursai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotkursai village had a population of 327. That makes it the 85th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Kotkursai village has 144 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotkursai has about 1271 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kotkursai is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotkursai covers 252.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kotkursai 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 10+ km distance for Kotkursai.

Kotkursai is about 22 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.

Kotkursai is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 14 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 22 km away. Kānker is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotkud (under 2 km), Kohchur (2.2 km) and Kesurbeda (3.2 km).

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

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