About Kottarga Village

Kottarga is a mid sized village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 599 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottarga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottarga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Aland
Pincode	585316
Area (hectares)	500.29 hectares
Population	1,174
Male Population	599
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottarga compares

By the 2011 count Kottarga is the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 500.29 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 949.

Getting to Kottarga

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

Kottarga lies about 18 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurukotta, about 7.6 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 Kottarga
Nearest railway station	Kurukotta	7.6 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	18 km
Nearest town	Kalaburagi	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aland	28 km

Villages closest to Kottarga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottarga village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Kottarga village has 599 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottarga has about 960 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Kottarga is 585316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottarga covers 500.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottarga falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kottarga is Kurukotta, about 7.6 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 Kottarga.

Kottarga is about 18 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottarga is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Kurukotta is about 7.6 km away. Gulbarga is about 18 km away. Kalaburagi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.