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About Koto Village

Koto is a mid sized village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 640 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koto village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829119
Area (hectares) 381.68 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 640
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Koto compares

By the 2011 count Koto is the 31st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 381.68 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Koto

Koto is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Koto as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koto from other places

Koto lies about 26 km from Ramgarh. 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 Koto
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 4.7 km
Nearest town Patrātu 4.7 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 26 km

Villages closest to Koto

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koto village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 31st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Koto village has 640 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koto has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Koto is 829119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koto covers 381.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koto falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Koto notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koto.

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

Koto is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Patratu is about 4.7 km away. Patrātu is about 4.7 km away. Ramgarh 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 Koto Khurd (under 2 km), Bartua (1.7 km) and Hesla (2.1 km).

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

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