About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 458 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3443 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Sheo
Pincode	344701
Area (hectares)	3443 hectares
Population	862
Male Population	458
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 91st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 3443 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

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 10+ km distance. 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 44 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gypsum, about 42 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	Sheo	11 km
Nearest railway station	Gypsum	42 km
District headquarters	Barmer	44 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	44 km

Villages closest to Kotra

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

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Common questions about Kotra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 862. That makes it the 91st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Kotra village has 458 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 3443 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotra falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Gypsum, about 42 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 village for Kotra.

Kotra is about 44 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 11 km away. Gypsum is about 42 km away. Barmer is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.