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About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 266 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435781, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Pincode 435781
Area (hectares) 163.26 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 266
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 134th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 163.26 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Kota

Kota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kota 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kota from other places

Kota lies about 28 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 28 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 Kota
Nearest railway station Kolaras 28 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 34 km

Villages closest to Kota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 547. That makes it the 134th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Kota village has 266 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 435781. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 163.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kota falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Kolaras, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kota.

Kota is about 28 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 28 km away. Shivpuri is about 28 km away. Pichhore is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali (under 2 km), Machmaur (under 2 km) and Gadhoiya (4.3 km).

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

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