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About Kotogara Village

Kotogara is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 327 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.98 hectares hectares.

Kotogara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotogara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Area (hectares) 220.98 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 327
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotogara compares

By the 2011 count Kotogara is the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 220.98 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kotogara

Kotogara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotogara as Available within 10+ 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 Kotogara from other places

Kotogara lies about 30 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 10 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 Kotogara
Nearest railway station Barlanga 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 12 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 29 km
District headquarters Bokaro 30 km

Villages closest to Kotogara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotogara village had a population of 617. That makes it the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Kotogara village has 327 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotogara has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Kotogara covers 220.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotogara falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotogara is Barlanga, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotogara.

Kotogara is about 30 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotogara is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Barlanga is about 10 km away. Kasmar is about 12 km away. Chitarpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirgul (under 2 km), Murhulsudi (under 2 km) and Pari (under 2 km).

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

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