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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 769 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389260
Area (hectares) 379.39 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 769
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 56th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 379.39 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kotra

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

Kotra lies about 76 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Dungarpur, about 59 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 Kotra
Nearest town Sāgwāra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 35 km
Nearest railway station Dungarpur 59 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 76 km

Villages closest to Kotra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 56th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Kotra village has 769 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 389260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 379.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotra falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Dungarpur, about 59 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 10+ km distance for Kotra.

Kotra is about 76 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Sāgwāra is about 25 km away. Santrampur is about 35 km away. Dungarpur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahela (under 2 km), Barikota (7.5 km) and Ambaliyat (14 km).

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

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