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About Kotabal Village

Kotabal is a large village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,368, made up of 1,686 males and 1,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1314.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotabal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582209
Area (hectares) 1314.64 hectares
Population 3,368
Male Population 1,686
Female Population 1,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotabal compares

By the 2011 count Kotabal is the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 1314.64 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 984.

Getting to Kotabal

Kotabal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotabal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kotabal from other places

Kotabal lies about 38 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Somanakatti, about 13 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 Kotabal
Tehsil headquarters Ron 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Somanakatti 13 km
District headquarters Gadag 38 km

Villages closest to Kotabal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotabal village had a population of 3,368. That makes it the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Kotabal village has 1,686 males and 1,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotabal has about 998 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Kotabal is 582209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotabal covers 1314.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotabal falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotabal is Somanakatti, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Kotabal.

Kotabal is about 38 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotabal is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Ron is about 6.1 km away. Somanakatti is about 13 km away. Gadag is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurahatti (3.1 km), Mugali (3.8 km) and Madalagiri (4.7 km).

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

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