About Kotangdag Village

Kotangdag is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 279 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotangdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotangdag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Rahe
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	105.82 hectares
Population	576
Male Population	279
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
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 Kotangdag compares

By the 2011 count Kotangdag is the 38th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 105.82 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kotangdag

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

Kotangdag lies about 40 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 11 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 Kotangdag
Tehsil headquarters	Rahe	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	11 km
Nearest town	Būndu	15 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	40 km

Villages closest to Kotangdag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotangdag village had a population of 576. That makes it the 38th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kotangdag village has 279 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotangdag has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kotangdag is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotangdag covers 105.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotangdag falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotangdag is Gautamdhara, about 11 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 Kotangdag.

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

Kotangdag is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 4.4 km away. Gautamdhara is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.