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About Kotanakal Village

Kotanakal is a mid sized village in Hadagalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,252, made up of 642 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotanakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotanakal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hadagalli
Pincode 583224
Area (hectares) 804.41 hectares
Population 1,252
Male Population 642
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotanakal compares

By the 2011 count Kotanakal is the 47th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 804.41 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kotanakal

Kotanakal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotanakal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotanakal from other places

Kotanakal lies about 108 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Malavi, about 31 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 Kotanakal
Tehsil headquarters Hadagalli 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Malavi 31 km
District headquarters Bellary 108 km

Villages closest to Kotanakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotanakal village had a population of 1,252. That makes it the 47th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Kotanakal village has 642 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotanakal has about 950 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Kotanakal is 583224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotanakal covers 804.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotanakal falls under Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotanakal is Malavi, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotanakal.

Kotanakal is about 108 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotanakal is in Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hadagalli is about 3.9 km away. Malavi is about 31 km away. Bellary is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koilaragatti (2.1 km), Dasarahalli (3.5 km) and Kombli (5.0 km).

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

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