About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,246, made up of 662 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Pichhore
Pincode	473995
Area (hectares)	524.68 hectares
Population	1,246
Male Population	662
Female Population	584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 77th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 524.68 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within village. 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 Kotra from other places

Kotra lies about 52 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Basai, 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 Kotra
Tehsil headquarters	Pichhore	8.0 km
Nearest town	Karera	26 km
Nearest railway station	Basai	28 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	52 km

Villages closest to Kotra

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.

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Common questions about Kotra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 1,246. That makes it the 77th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Kotra village has 662 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 473995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 524.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Basai, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotra.

Kotra is about 52 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 8.0 km away. Karera is about 26 km away. Basai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.