About Kotam Village

Kotam is a mid sized village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 649 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Garu
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	421 hectares
Population	1,210
Male Population	649
Female Population	561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotam compares

By the 2011 count Kotam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1004.

Getting to Kotam

Kotam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotam as Available within village. 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 Kotam from other places

Kotam lies about 28 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 20 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 Kotam
Tehsil headquarters	Garu	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kumandih	20 km
District headquarters	Latehar	28 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	28 km

Villages closest to Kotam

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

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Common questions about Kotam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotam village had a population of 1,210. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Kotam village has 649 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotam has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kotam is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotam covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotam falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotam is Kumandih, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotam.

Kotam is about 28 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotam is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 9.7 km away. Kumandih is about 20 km away. Latehar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.