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About Kotar Village

Kotar is a small village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 220 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212601
Area (hectares) 124.03 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 220
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotar compares

By the 2011 count Kotar is the 280th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 124.03 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kotar

Kotar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotar as Available within <5 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 Kotar from other places

Kotar lies about 39 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about 18 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 Kotar
Nearest railway station Bevara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 31 km
District headquarters Allahabad 39 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 39 km

Villages closest to Kotar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotar village had a population of 417. That makes it the 280th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Kotar village has 220 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kotar is 212601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotar covers 124.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotar falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotar is Bevara, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotar.

Kotar is about 39 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotar is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about 18 km away. Meja is about 31 km away. Allahabad is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandra Udaya (under 2 km), Jore (under 2 km) and Dudhara (under 2 km).

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

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