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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a large village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,208, made up of 1,640 males and 1,568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1997 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, 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 Raniwara
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 1997 hectares
Population 3,208
Male Population 1,640
Female Population 1,568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 17th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 1997 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 Raniwara 9.5 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 Raniwara 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 3,208. That makes it the 17th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Kotra village has 1,640 males and 1,568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 1997 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotra falls under Raniwara 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 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 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 Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Malwara is about under 2 km away. Raniwara is about 9.5 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 Vada (under 2 km), Vadal (under 2 km) and Fatapura (1.7 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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