About Kotma Village

Kotma is a large village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,460, made up of 1,747 males and 1,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.87 hectares hectares.

Kotma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotma village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shahdol
Tehsil	Sohagpur
Area (hectares)	851.87 hectares
Population	3,460
Male Population	1,747
Female Population	1,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotma compares

By the 2011 count Kotma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 851.87 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 986.

Getting to Kotma

Kotma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kodar, Kodwar Kalan, Kodwar Khurd and Koilaha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Kotma

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotma village had a population of 3,460. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Kotma village has 1,747 males and 1,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotma has about 981 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 986.

Kotma covers 851.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotma falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kotma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotma.

Kotma is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.