About Kotara Village

Kotara is a mid sized village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 597 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.81 hectares hectares.

Kotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotara village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gadchiroli
Tehsil	Korchi
Area (hectares)	378.81 hectares
Population	1,176
Male Population	597
Female Population	579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotara compares

By the 2011 count Kotara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 378.81 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Kotara

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

Kotara lies about 88 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 45 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 Kotara
Tehsil headquarters	Korchi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Paniajob	45 km
Nearest town	Dongargarh	48 km
District headquarters	Gadchiroli	88 km

Villages closest to Kotara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotara village had a population of 1,176. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Kotara village has 597 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Kotara covers 378.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotara falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kotara is Paniajob, about 45 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 - 10 km distance for Kotara.

Kotara is about 88 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotara is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 12 km away. Paniajob is about 45 km away. Dongargarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.