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About Kota Village

Kota is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 155 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 239.99 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 155
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 239.99 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 985.

Getting to Kota

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

Kota lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 39 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 Kota
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 9.5 km
District headquarters Gumla 33 km
Nearest town Gumlā 33 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 39 km

Villages closest to Kota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 325. That makes it the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Kota village has 155 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 239.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kota falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Lohardaga, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Kota.

Kota is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 9.5 km away. Gumla is about 33 km away. Gumlā is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sato (1.8 km), Dewragani (3.7 km) and Koenartoli (3.7 km).

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

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