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About Kotar Village

Kotar is a small village in Churhat tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 69 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.46 hectares hectares.

Kotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Churhat
Area (hectares) 16.46 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 69
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotar compares

By the 2011 count Kotar is the 101st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 16.46 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kotar

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

Kotar lies about 5.6 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 38 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 Kotar
District headquarters Sidhi 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Churhat 25 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 38 km

Villages closest to Kotar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotar village had a population of 139. That makes it the 101st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Kotar village has 69 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotar has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Kotar covers 16.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotar falls under Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotar is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 38 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 Kotar.

Kotar is about 5.6 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotar is in Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 5.6 km away. Churhat is about 25 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koshta Kothar (under 2 km), Parsidhi (5.0 km) and Kotdar Kalan (5.4 km).

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

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