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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a small village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 240 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326001
Area (hectares) 370.75 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 240
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 179th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 370.75 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 960.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 35 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawani Mandi, about 10 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 town Bhawāni Mandi 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhawani Mandi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 32 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 35 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalrapatan 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 486. That makes it the 179th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Kotra village has 240 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 326001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 370.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotra falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Bhawani Mandi, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotra.

Kotra is about 35 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Bhawāni Mandi is about 9.5 km away. Bhawani Mandi is about 10 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalya Kheri (8.1 km), Anandpura (9.9 km) and Peepalya Talab (12 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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