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About Kota Village

Kota is a mid sized village in Kusmi tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 781 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.45 hectares hectares.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Kusmi
Area (hectares) 443.45 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 781
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 13th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 443.45 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kota

Kota is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kota as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 137 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 29 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 town Nāgod 12 km
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusmi 32 km
District headquarters Sidhi 137 km

Villages closest to Kota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusmi 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 1,513. That makes it the 13th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kota village has 781 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Kota covers 443.45 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 Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Lagargawan, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Kota.

Kota is about 137 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district. Nāgod is about 12 km away. Lagargawan is about 29 km away. Kusmi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotma (under 2 km), Kodar (under 2 km) and Shankarpur (6.2 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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