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About Kotaia Village

Kotaia is a mid sized village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,127, made up of 596 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotaia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hariharganj
Pincode 822131
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,127
Male Population 596
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Kotaia compares

By the 2011 count Kotaia is the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kotaia

Kotaia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotaia 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. The nearest villages by name are Khapkataia, Kharagpur, Kokro and Kolhwara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kotaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotaia village had a population of 1,127. That makes it the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Kotaia village has 596 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotaia has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kotaia is 822131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotaia covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotaia falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kotaia notes the nearest railway station 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 Kotaia.

Kotaia is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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