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About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 411 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.95 hectares hectares.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 344.95 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 411
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 344.95 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Kota

Kota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kota as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kota from other places

Kota lies about 16 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajnagar K, 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 Kota
Nearest town Mahārājpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Rajnagar K 13 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 17 km

Villages closest to Kota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 747. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Kota village has 411 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Kota covers 344.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kota falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Rajnagar K, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kota.

Kota is about 16 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Mahārājpur is about 10 km away. Rajnagar K is about 13 km away. Chhatarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katiya (2.1 km), Lakhrawan (2.2 km) and Tiloha (2.8 km).

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

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