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About Kotgiyal Village

Kotgiyal is a mid sized village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 312 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgiyal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585413
Area (hectares) 234.34 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 312
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotgiyal compares

By the 2011 count Kotgiyal is the 113th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 234.34 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kotgiyal

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

How far is Kotgiyal from other places

Kotgiyal lies about 26 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Halbarga, 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 Kotgiyal
Nearest railway station Halbarga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 15 km
Nearest town Bhālki 15 km
District headquarters Bidar 26 km

Villages closest to Kotgiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgiyal village had a population of 615. That makes it the 113th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Kotgiyal village has 312 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgiyal has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kotgiyal is 585413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgiyal covers 234.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgiyal falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotgiyal is Halbarga, about 11 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 village for Kotgiyal.

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

Kotgiyal is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Halbarga is about 11 km away. Bhalki is about 15 km away. Bhālki is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotgira (under 2 km), Mural (1.8 km) and Nittur (3.2 km).

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

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