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About Kotara Village

Kotara is a mid sized village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 620 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares.

Kotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Joura
Area (hectares) 567 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 620
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotara compares

By the 2011 count Kotara is the 125th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 819.

Getting to Kotara

Kotara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotara as Available within village. 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 Kotara from other places

Kotara lies about 38 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Bhatpura, about 12 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 Kotara
Nearest railway station Bhatpura 12 km
Nearest town Kailāras 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Joura 20 km
District headquarters Morena 38 km

Villages closest to Kotara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotara village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 125th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Kotara village has 620 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotara has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 819.

Kotara covers 567 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.

Kotara falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotara is Bhatpura, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotara.

Kotara is about 38 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotara is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Bhatpura is about 12 km away. Kailāras is about 13 km away. Joura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milaua (under 2 km), Kolhudanda (2.3 km) and Ranchhorpura (2.5 km).

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

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