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About Kotari Village

Kotari is a mid sized village in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 533 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.95 hectares hectares.

Kotari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Bankhedi
Area (hectares) 463.95 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 533
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotari compares

By the 2011 count Kotari is the 41st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 463.95 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 929.

Getting to Kotari

Kotari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotari from other places

Kotari lies about 16 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Gurra, about 14 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 Kotari
Nearest railway station Gurra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankhedi 16 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 16 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 16 km

Villages closest to Kotari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotari village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 41st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Kotari village has 533 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotari has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Kotari covers 463.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotari falls under Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotari is Gurra, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotari.

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

Kotari is in Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Gurra is about 14 km away. Bankhedi is about 16 km away. Hoshangabad 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 Banwari Kishor (under 2 km), Ghoghari Mattha (under 2 km) and Khamariya (under 2 km).

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

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