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About Kotta Village

Kotta is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 346 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577427
Area (hectares) 279.2 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 346
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotta compares

By the 2011 count Kotta is the 99th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 279.2 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kotta

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

Kotta lies about 46 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 23 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 Kotta
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 3.7 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 23 km
District headquarters Shimoga 46 km

Villages closest to Kotta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotta village had a population of 693. That makes it the 99th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Kotta village has 346 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotta has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kotta is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotta covers 279.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotta falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotta is Adderi, about 23 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 Kotta.

Kotta is about 46 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotta is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 3.7 km away. Shikaripura is about 3.7 km away. Adderi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalenahalli (under 2 km), Shettihalli (2.8 km) and Kappanahalli (2.8 km).

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

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