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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 494 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.8 hectares hectares.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 129.8 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 494
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 129.8 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, 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 Kotra
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 16 km
Nearest railway station Turki 17 km
Nearest town Rewa 24 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpatan 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 954. That makes it the 80th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Kotra village has 494 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Kotra covers 129.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotra falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Turki, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotra.

Kotra is about 34 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Amarpatan is about 16 km away. Turki is about 17 km away. Rewa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pal (under 2 km), Dhatui (under 2 km) and Kolluha (2.2 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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