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About Kotri Village

Kotri is a mid sized village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 539 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344021
Area (hectares) 1794 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 539
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotri compares

By the 2011 count Kotri is the 86th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 1794 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kotri

Kotri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotri as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotri from other places

Kotri lies about 127 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Ajit, about 4.3 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 Kotri
Nearest railway station Ajit 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 30 km
Nearest town Siwāna 30 km
District headquarters Barmer 127 km

Villages closest to Kotri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotri village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 86th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Kotri village has 539 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotri has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Kotri is 344021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotri covers 1794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotri falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kotri is Ajit, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Kotri.

Kotri is about 127 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotri is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Ajit is about 4.3 km away. Siwana is about 30 km away. Siwāna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laleeya (2.2 km), Bhanawas (2.6 km) and Bhalaron Ka Bara (2.7 km).

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

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