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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Kushalgarh tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 356 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Kushalgarh
Pincode 327801
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 356
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 207th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 926 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kotra from other places

Kotra lies about 29 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Panch Piplia, about 38 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 Kotra
Tehsil headquarters Kushalgarh 9.9 km
District headquarters Banswara 29 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 29 km
Nearest railway station Panch Piplia 38 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kushalgarh 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 697. That makes it the 207th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 926 residents.

Kotra village has 356 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 327801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotra falls under Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Panch Piplia, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Kotra.

Kotra is about 29 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district. Kushalgarh is about 9.9 km away. Banswara is about 29 km away. Bānswāra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saran (under 2 km), Chanderi (under 2 km) and Teemera Kalan (1.7 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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