About Kotta Village

Kotta is a large village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,183, made up of 2,159 males and 2,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2152.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotta village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Sira
Pincode	572137
Area (hectares)	2152.32 hectares
Population	4,183
Male Population	2,159
Female Population	2,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotta compares

By the 2011 count Kotta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 2152.32 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 Kotta from other places

Kotta lies about 54 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Mallasandra, about 52 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	Sira	6.1 km
Nearest town	Sīra	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mallasandra	52 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	54 km

Villages closest to Kotta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotta village had a population of 4,183. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Kotta village has 2,159 males and 2,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotta has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kotta is 572137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotta covers 2152.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotta falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotta is Mallasandra, about 52 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 Kotta.

Kotta is about 54 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotta is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 6.1 km away. Sīra is about 6.1 km away. Mallasandra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.