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About Kotda Village

Kotda is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 146 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.94 hectares hectares.

Kotda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 326.94 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 146
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotda compares

By the 2011 count Kotda is the 153rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 326.94 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 996.

Getting to Kotda

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

Kotda lies about 54 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 55 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 Kotda
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 17 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 54 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 55 km

Villages closest to Kotda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotda village had a population of 264. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kotda village has 146 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotda has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Kotda covers 326.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotda falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotda is Jhalarapatan, about 55 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 Kotda.

Kotda is about 54 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotda is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 17 km away. Rajgarh is about 54 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundaliya (3.7 km), Sulipura (4.3 km) and Ubhapan (6.3 km).

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

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