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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a small village in Bhinmal tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 225 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Bhinmal
Pincode 343039
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 225
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 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 2,448 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 70 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Malwara, about under 2 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 Malwara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinmal 22 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 22 km
District headquarters Jalor 70 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinmal 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 450. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents.

Kotra village has 225 males and 225 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, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 343039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotra falls under Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Malwara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotra.

Kotra is about 70 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district. Malwara is about under 2 km away. Bhinmal is about 22 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Derdi (under 2 km), Dhanpura (2.6 km) and Pooran (3.7 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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