About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 629 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	835222
Area (hectares)	202 hectares
Population	1,244
Male Population	629
Female Population	615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 18th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kota

Kota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kota as Available within 5 - 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 Kota from other places

Kota lies about 11 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 3.4 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 Kota
Nearest railway station	Piska	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	4.4 km
Nearest town	Rātu	6.8 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	11 km

Villages closest to Kota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 18th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Kota village has 629 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 978 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kota falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Piska, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kota.

Kota is about 11 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Piska is about 3.4 km away. Nagri is about 4.4 km away. Rātu is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.