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About Kotela Village

Kotela is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,541, made up of 718 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 564.99 hectares
Population 1,541
Male Population 718
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotela compares

By the 2011 count Kotela is the 16th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 564.99 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Kotela

Kotela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotela as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kotela from other places

Kotela lies about 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 32 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 Kotela
Tehsil headquarters Charama 14 km
Nearest town Kānker 19 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 32 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 33 km

Villages closest to Kotela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotela village had a population of 1,541. That makes it the 16th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Kotela village has 718 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotela has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Kotela is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotela covers 564.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotela falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kotela is Dhamtari, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Kotela.

Kotela is about 33 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.

Kotela is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 14 km away. Kānker is about 19 km away. Dhamtari is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurubhat (2.2 km), Ranidongri (2.7 km) and Araud (2.9 km).

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

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