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About Kotamarag Village

Kotamarag is a mid sized village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 616 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.3 hectares hectares.

Kotamarag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotamarag village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Area (hectares) 94.3 hectares
Population 1,146
Male Population 616
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotamarag compares

By the 2011 count Kotamarag is the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 94.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kotamarag

Kotamarag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotamarag as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kotamarag from other places

Kotamarag lies about 6.5 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Anantnag, about 15 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 Kotamarag
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 6.5 km
District headquarters Kulgam 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Anantnag 15 km

Villages closest to Kotamarag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Kotamarag

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotamarag village had a population of 1,146. That makes it the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Kotamarag village has 616 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotamarag has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Kotamarag covers 94.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotamarag falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kotamarag is Anantnag, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotamarag.

Kotamarag is about 6.5 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotamarag is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Damhal Hanjipora is about 6.5 km away. Kulgam is about 6.5 km away. Anantnag is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dano Kandi Marag (under 2 km), Gulzarabad (under 2 km) and Gojri Pora Dayani Pora (3.3 km).

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

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