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About Kotigud Village

Kotigud is a mid sized village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,038, made up of 535 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotigud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotigud village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585219
Area (hectares) 458.66 hectares
Population 1,038
Male Population 535
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotigud compares

By the 2011 count Kotigud is the 123rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 458.66 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kotigud

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

Kotigud lies about 48 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Saidapur, about 39 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 Kotigud
Nearest town Devadurga 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 26 km
Nearest railway station Saidapur 39 km
District headquarters Yadgir 48 km

Villages closest to Kotigud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotigud village had a population of 1,038. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kotigud village has 535 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotigud has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kotigud is 585219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotigud covers 458.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotigud falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotigud is Saidapur, about 39 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 Kotigud.

Kotigud is about 48 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotigud is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Devadurga is about 5.6 km away. Shorapur is about 26 km away. Saidapur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachapur (6.7 km), Rayanpala (11 km) and Arkera Khalsa (11 km).

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

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