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About Kotlo Village

Kotlo is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 235 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Kotlo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotlo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 235
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotlo compares

By the 2011 count Kotlo is the 95th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kotlo

Kotlo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotlo 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotlo from other places

Kotlo lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 4.6 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 Kotlo
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 6.8 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km

Villages closest to Kotlo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotlo village had a population of 464. That makes it the 95th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kotlo village has 235 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotlo has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Kotlo covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotlo falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotlo is Govindpur Road, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kotlo.

Kotlo is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotlo is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 4.6 km away. Karra is about 6.8 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jorko (under 2 km), Runju (under 2 km) and Sarlo (1.5 km).

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

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