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About Kotgyal Village

Kotgyal is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 787 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgyal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585417
Area (hectares) 340.87 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 787
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotgyal compares

By the 2011 count Kotgyal is the 66th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 340.87 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kotgyal

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

Kotgyal lies about 64 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 34 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 Kotgyal
Nearest town Deglur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 25 km
Nearest railway station Udgir 34 km
District headquarters Bidar 64 km

Villages closest to Kotgyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgyal village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 66th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Kotgyal village has 787 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgyal has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kotgyal is 585417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgyal covers 340.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgyal falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotgyal is Udgir, about 34 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 Kotgyal.

Kotgyal is about 64 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgyal is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Deglur is about 18 km away. Aurad is about 25 km away. Udgir is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajwadi (3.5 km), Sawali (5.4 km) and Daregaon (5.6 km).

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

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