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About Kotada Village

Kotada is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,620, made up of 815 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.59 hectares hectares.

Kotada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 612.59 hectares
Population 1,620
Male Population 815
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Kotada compares

By the 2011 count Kotada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 612.59 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kotada

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

Kotada 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 Kotada
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Nityanand Dham 17 km
District headquarters Ratlam 20 km
Nearest town Ratlām 20 km

Villages closest to Kotada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotada village had a population of 1,620. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Kotada village has 815 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotada has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Kotada covers 612.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotada falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotada 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 Kotada.

Kotada 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.

Kotada is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 2.7 km away. Nityanand Dham is about 17 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 Asawari (under 2 km), Dhabai Khedi (1.8 km) and Adwaniya (2.0 km).

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

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