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About Kotara Village

Kotara is a mid sized village in Rudauli tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,328, made up of 652 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Rudauli
Pincode 225402
Area (hectares) 141.85 hectares
Population 1,328
Male Population 652
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Kotara compares

By the 2011 count Kotara is the 114th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 141.85 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kotara

Kotara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotara 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 Kotara from other places

Kotara lies about 25 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Deorakot, about 12 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 Kotara
Nearest railway station Deorakot 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudauli 21 km
District headquarters Faizabad 25 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 25 km

Villages closest to Kotara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotara village had a population of 1,328. That makes it the 114th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Kotara village has 652 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotara has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kotara is 225402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotara covers 141.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotara falls under Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotara is Deorakot, about 12 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 Kotara.

Kotara is about 25 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotara is in Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district. Deorakot is about 12 km away. Rudauli is about 21 km away. Faizabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammadpur Tarai (under 2 km), Pakriya Gaon (5.0 km) and Parsau (5.2 km).

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

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