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About Kotgaon Village

Kotgaon is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,977, made up of 1,040 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.27 hectares hectares.

Kotgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 392.27 hectares
Population 1,977
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotgaon is the 16th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 392.27 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kotgaon

The census records public bus service for Kotgaon as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotgaon from other places

Kotgaon lies about 26 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagratawa, 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 Kotgaon
Nearest railway station Bagratawa 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Babai 6.4 km
Nearest town Itārsi 21 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 26 km

Villages closest to Kotgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgaon village had a population of 1,977. That makes it the 16th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Kotgaon village has 1,040 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgaon has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Kotgaon covers 392.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgaon falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotgaon is Bagratawa, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotgaon.

Kotgaon is about 26 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgaon is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Bagratawa is about 3.9 km away. Babai is about 6.4 km away. Itārsi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Managaon (1.8 km), Singhpur (2.3 km) and Gujarwada (2.4 km).

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

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