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About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 885 males and 855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Jhalod
Pincode 389170
Area (hectares) 225.95 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 885
Female Population 855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 225.95 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kota

Kota 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 Kota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kota from other places

Kota lies about 19 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Bordi, about 16 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 Kota
Nearest railway station Bordi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalod 18 km
Nearest town Jhālod 18 km
District headquarters Dohad 19 km

Villages closest to Kota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Kota village has 885 males and 855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 389170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 225.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kota falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Bordi, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kota.

Kota is about 19 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Bordi is about 16 km away. Jhalod is about 18 km away. Jhālod is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabli (under 2 km), Dhola Khakhara (1.9 km) and Gultora (2.2 km).

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

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