About Kotan Village

Kotan is a mid sized village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 665 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	311 hectares
Population	1,338
Male Population	665
Female Population	673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotan compares

By the 2011 count Kotan is the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kotan

Kotan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jugal, Kala Ban, Kalar Mohra and Kannah. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kotan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotan village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Kotan village has 665 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotan has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kotan is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotan covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotan falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kotan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotan.

Kotan is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.