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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a small village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 135 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325217, 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 Shahbad
Pincode 325217
Area (hectares) 1126 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 135
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 118th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 1126 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 fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kotra from other places

Kotra lies about 86 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Rayshree, about 28 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 Shahbad 23 km
Nearest railway station Rayshree 28 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 36 km
District headquarters Baran 86 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahbad 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 270. That makes it the 118th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Kotra village has 135 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 325217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 1126 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 Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Rayshree, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotra.

Kotra is about 86 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 Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 23 km away. Rayshree is about 28 km away. Shivpuri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beer Khera Dang (2.9 km), Chora Khari (4.2 km) and Patan (4.6 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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