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About Kotapala Village

Kotapala is a small village in Badamba tehsil, in the district of Cuttack, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 247 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotapala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotapala village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Cuttack
Tehsil Badamba
Pincode 754031
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 247
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotapala compares

By the 2011 count Kotapala is the 60th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kotapala

Kotapala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotapala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kotapala from other places

Kotapala lies about 76 km from Cuttack, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, about 2.4 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 Kotapala
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Badamba 32 km
Nearest town Khordha 41 km
District headquarters Cuttack 76 km

Villages closest to Kotapala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotapala village had a population of 462. That makes it the 60th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Kotapala village has 247 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotapala has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kotapala is 754031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotapala covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotapala falls under Badamba tehsil of Cuttack district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kotapala is Bolagarh Road, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotapala.

Kotapala is about 76 km from Cuttack in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotapala is in Badamba tehsil of Cuttack district. Bolagarh Road is about 2.4 km away. Badamba is about 32 km away. Khordha is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasanga (15 km), Barapatia (15 km) and Satagachhia (25 km).

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

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