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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Sardulgarh tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 484 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Sardulgarh
Pincode 151506
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 915
Male Population 484
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 61st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,214 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Kotra

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

Kotra lies about 25 km from Mansa. 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 Kotra
Tehsil headquarters Sardulgarh 12 km
District headquarters Mansa 25 km
Nearest town Mānsa 25 km

Villages closest to Kotra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 915. That makes it the 61st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,214 residents.

Kotra village has 484 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 151506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotra falls under Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The census record for Kotra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotra.

Kotra is about 25 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district. Sardulgarh is about 12 km away. Mansa is about 25 km away. Mānsa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatana Khurd (under 2 km), Kusla (2.6 km) and Chuhrian (2.7 km).

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

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