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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a small village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 96 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 96
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 116th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotra from other places

Kotra lies about 24 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Chaurakheri, about 3.9 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 Kotra
Nearest railway station Chaurakheri 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 16 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 16 km
District headquarters Guna 24 km

Villages closest to Kotra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 190. That makes it the 116th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Kotra village has 96 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Kotra covers 99 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.

Kotra falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Chaurakheri, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kotra.

Kotra is about 24 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Chaurakheri is about 3.9 km away. Raghogarh is about 16 km away. Rāghogarh 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 Bhulay (under 2 km), Shekhpur (1.8 km) and Kabulpura (1.9 km).

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

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