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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a small village in Atru tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 28 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Atru
Pincode 325218
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 28
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotra 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 5 - 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 20 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Piplod Road, about 4.4 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 Kotra
Nearest railway station Piplod Road 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Atru 10 km
District headquarters Baran 20 km
Nearest town Bārān 20 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Atru 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 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Kotra village has 28 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 325218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotra falls under Atru tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Piplod Road, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kotra.

Kotra is about 20 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Atru tehsil of Baran district. Piplod Road is about 4.4 km away. Atru is about 10 km away. Baran is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arnya (under 2 km), Degnijageer (1.6 km) and Motipura (2.2 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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