About Kotargara Village

Kotargara is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 70 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotargara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotargara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Goilkera
Pincode	833103
Area (hectares)	291.31 hectares
Population	158
Male Population	70
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,257
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 Kotargara compares

By the 2011 count Kotargara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 291.31 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1008.

Getting to Kotargara

Kotargara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotargara 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 Kotargara from other places

Kotargara lies about 40 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 7.6 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 Kotargara
Nearest railway station	Derowan	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goilkera	14 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	40 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	42 km

Villages closest to Kotargara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotargara village had a population of 158. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Kotargara village has 70 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotargara has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kotargara is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotargara covers 291.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotargara falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotargara is Derowan, about 7.6 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 Kotargara.

Kotargara is about 40 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotargara is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 7.6 km away. Goilkera is about 14 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.