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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Pachpahar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 620 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326502, 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 Pachpahar
Pincode 326502
Area (hectares) 577.7 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 620
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 38th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 577.7 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

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 Pachpahar 35 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 Pachpahar 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 1,233. That makes it the 38th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Kotra village has 620 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 326502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 577.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotra falls under Pachpahar 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 Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Bhawāni Mandi is about 9.5 km away. Bhawani Mandi is about 10 km away. Pachpahar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jheekariya (3.0 km), Kheta Khera (3.6 km) and Guradi (3.6 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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