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About Kotaldighi Village

Kotaldighi is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 283 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotaldighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotaldighi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 283
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Kotaldighi compares

By the 2011 count Kotaldighi is the 67th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kotaldighi

Kotaldighi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotaldighi 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 Kotaldighi from other places

Kotaldighi lies about 32 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 16 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 Kotaldighi
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 16 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
District headquarters Pakur 32 km

Villages closest to Kotaldighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotaldighi village had a population of 578. That makes it the 67th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Kotaldighi village has 283 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotaldighi has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kotaldighi is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotaldighi covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotaldighi falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotaldighi is Chatra, about 16 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 Kotaldighi.

Kotaldighi is about 32 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotaldighi is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 6.6 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakdom (2.4 km), Salpani (2.5 km) and Bichpahari (2.8 km).

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

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