About Kotgarh Village

Kotgarh is a large village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,172, made up of 1,110 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgarh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Noamundi
Pincode	833218
Area (hectares)	621.48 hectares
Population	2,172
Male Population	1,110
Female Population	1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotgarh compares

By the 2011 count Kotgarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 621.48 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kotgarh

Kotgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotgarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kotgarh from other places

Kotgarh lies about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is PadapaharJunction, about 6.4 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 Kotgarh
Tehsil headquarters	Noamundi	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	PadapaharJunction	6.4 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	18 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	42 km

Villages closest to Kotgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgarh village had a population of 2,172. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Kotgarh village has 1,110 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgarh has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kotgarh is 833218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgarh covers 621.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgarh falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotgarh is PadapaharJunction, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotgarh.

Kotgarh is about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgarh is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Noamundi is about 6.2 km away. PadapaharJunction is about 6.4 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.