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About Kotan Village

Kotan is a mid sized village in Patoda tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 964 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1838.74 hectares hectares.

Kotan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Patoda
Area (hectares) 1838.74 hectares
Population 1,855
Male Population 964
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotan compares

By the 2011 count Kotan is the 20th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,203 residents. Its 1838.74 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kotan

Kotan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kotan from other places

Kotan lies about 48 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Amalner Bhandyache, about 4.3 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 Kotan
Nearest railway station Amalner Bhandyache 4.3 km
Nearest town Jāmkhed 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Patoda 26 km
District headquarters Bid 48 km

Villages closest to Kotan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotan village had a population of 1,855. That makes it the 20th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,203 residents.

Kotan village has 964 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Kotan covers 1838.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotan falls under Patoda tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kotan is Amalner Bhandyache, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Kotan.

Kotan is about 48 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotan is in Patoda tehsil of Bid district. Amalner Bhandyache is about 4.3 km away. Jāmkhed is about 25 km away. Patoda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatwadi (1.6 km), Sakundwadi (2.6 km) and Pandharwadi (2.6 km).

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

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