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About Kotachara Village

Kotachara is a small village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 184 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotachara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotachara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Hat Gamharia
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 184
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotachara compares

By the 2011 count Kotachara is the 46th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kotachara

Kotachara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotachara as Available within 10+ 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 Kotachara from other places

Kotachara lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 8.6 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 Kotachara
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 8.6 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hat Gamharia 26 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Kotachara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hat Gamharia 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 Kotachara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotachara village had a population of 374. That makes it the 46th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Kotachara village has 184 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotachara has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kotachara is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotachara covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotachara falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotachara is Chaibasa, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance for Kotachara.

Kotachara is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotachara is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chaibasa is about 8.6 km away. Chāībāsa is about 9.9 km away. Hat Gamharia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichaburu (3.7 km), Jaipur (5.8 km) and Dumuria (6.1 km).

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

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