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About Kotari Village

Kotari is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 113 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 384.94 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 113
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotari compares

By the 2011 count Kotari is the 59th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 384.94 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kotari

Kotari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kotari from other places

Kotari lies about 34 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 30 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 Kotari
Nearest railway station Balumath 30 km
Nearest town Lātehār 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 34 km
District headquarters Chatra 34 km

Villages closest to Kotari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotari village had a population of 235. That makes it the 59th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Kotari village has 113 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotari has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kotari is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotari covers 384.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotari falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotari is Balumath, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Kotari.

Kotari is about 34 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotari is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Balumath is about 30 km away. Lātehār is about 32 km away. Lawalaung is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chano (1.7 km), Garhe (2.5 km) and Pasagam (2.8 km).

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

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