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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 12 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.42 hectares hectares.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 141.42 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 12
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 141.42 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotra from other places

Kotra lies about 29 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Chachaura Binaganj, about 7.8 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 Kotra
Nearest town Chāchaura 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Chachaura Binaganj 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 29 km

Villages closest to Kotra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kotra village has 12 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Kotra covers 141.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotra falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Chachaura Binaganj, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotra.

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

Kotra is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Chāchaura is about 7.4 km away. Chachaura Binaganj is about 7.8 km away. Rajgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpura (6.8 km), Ratanpuria (7.4 km) and Sawasda (8.6 km).

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

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