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About Kotpiplya Village

Kotpiplya is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 439 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.98 hectares hectares.

Kotpiplya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotpiplya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 507.98 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 439
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotpiplya compares

By the 2011 count Kotpiplya is the 78th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 507.98 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kotpiplya

Kotpiplya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotpiplya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kotpiplya from other places

Kotpiplya lies about 33 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Shamgarh, about 27 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 Kotpiplya
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 19 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Shamgarh 27 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 33 km

Villages closest to Kotpiplya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotpiplya village had a population of 845. That makes it the 78th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Kotpiplya village has 439 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotpiplya has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Kotpiplya covers 507.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotpiplya falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotpiplya is Shamgarh, about 27 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 village for Kotpiplya.

Kotpiplya is about 33 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotpiplya is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 19 km away. Shāmgarh is about 27 km away. Shamgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motipura (under 2 km), Bajkhedi (1.8 km) and Gadariya (2.8 km).

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

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