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About Kotgul Village

Kotgul is a mid sized village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 597 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.78 hectares hectares.

Kotgul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 497.78 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 597
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotgul compares

By the 2011 count Kotgul 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 497.78 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Kotgul

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

Kotgul lies about 72 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dalli Rajhara, about 52 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 Kotgul
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 20 km
Nearest railway station Dalli Rajhara 52 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 53 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 72 km

Villages closest to Kotgul

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.

Common questions about Kotgul

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgul village had a population of 1,226. 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.

Kotgul village has 597 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgul has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1056.

Kotgul covers 497.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgul falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kotgul is Dalli Rajhara, about 52 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 10+ km distance for Kotgul.

Kotgul is about 72 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgul is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 20 km away. Dalli Rajhara is about 52 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajegaon (1.9 km), Shiwarajpur (1.9 km) and Deulbhatti (2.7 km).

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

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