About Kotay Village

Kotay is a mid sized village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 505 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2125.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotay village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Bhuj
Pincode	370001
Area (hectares)	2125.84 hectares
Population	1,005
Male Population	505
Female Population	500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotay compares

By the 2011 count Kotay is the 71st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 2125.84 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kotay

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

Kotay lies about 16 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Bhuj, about 18 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 Kotay
District headquarters	Kachchh	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bhuj	18 km
Nearest town	Madhapar	19 km

Villages closest to Kotay

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

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Common questions about Kotay

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotay village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 71st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Kotay village has 505 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotay has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kotay is 370001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotay covers 2125.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotay falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kotay is Bhuj, about 18 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotay.

Kotay is about 16 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotay is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Kachchh is about 16 km away. Bhuj is about 18 km away. Madhapar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.