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About Kotalpara Village

Kotalpara is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 125 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotalpara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 125
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotalpara compares

By the 2011 count Kotalpara is the 103rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1048.

Getting to Kotalpara

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

Kotalpara lies about 27 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 24 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 Kotalpara
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Gumani 24 km
District headquarters Pakur 27 km

Villages closest to Kotalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotalpara village had a population of 270. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Kotalpara village has 125 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotalpara has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Kotalpara is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotalpara covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotalpara falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotalpara is Gumani, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Kotalpara.

Kotalpara is about 27 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotalpara is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 4.0 km away. Gumani is about 24 km away. Pakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Pokharia (under 2 km), Jordih (under 2 km) and Jordiha (under 2 km).

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

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