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About Kotha Village

Kotha is a small village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 185 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 751 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.13 hectares hectares.

Kotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 683.13 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 185
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 751
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotha compares

By the 2011 count Kotha is the 98th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 683.13 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kotha

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

How far is Kotha from other places

Kotha lies about 29 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sontalai, about 2.4 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 Kotha
Nearest railway station Sontalai 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 22 km
Nearest town Itārsi 22 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 29 km

Villages closest to Kotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotha village had a population of 324. That makes it the 98th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Kotha village has 185 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotha has about 751 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Kotha covers 683.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotha falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotha is Sontalai, about 2.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotha.

Kotha is about 29 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotha is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sontalai is about 2.4 km away. Itarsi is about 22 km away. Itārsi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sontalai (under 2 km), Batkui (3.3 km) and Belawada (4.3 km).

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

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