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About Kotda Village

Kotda is a mid sized village in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 288 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.91 hectares hectares.

Kotda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Piploda
Area (hectares) 257.91 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 288
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Kotda compares

By the 2011 count Kotda is the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 257.91 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kotda

Kotda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotda 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 Kotda from other places

Kotda lies about 20 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Nityanand Dham, about 17 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
Nearest railway station Nityanand Dham 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Piploda 18 km
District headquarters Ratlam 20 km
Nearest town Ratlām 20 km

Villages closest to Kotda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Piploda 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 552. That makes it the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Kotda village has 288 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotda has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Kotda covers 257.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotda falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotda is Nityanand Dham, about 17 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 Kotda.

Kotda is about 20 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotda is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Nityanand Dham is about 17 km away. Piploda is about 18 km away. Ratlam 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 Amba (8.8 km), Nawabganj (10 km) and Machun (11 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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