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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a large village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,877, made up of 1,524 males and 1,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.63 hectares hectares.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Mauranipur
Area (hectares) 540.63 hectares
Population 2,877
Male Population 1,524
Female Population 1,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 32nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 540.63 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 55 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Mau Ranipur, about 7.5 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 Mau Ranipur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauranipur 9.0 km
Nearest town Nivāri 31 km
District headquarters Jhansi 55 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mauranipur 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 2,877. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Kotra village has 1,524 males and 1,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Kotra covers 540.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotra falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Mau Ranipur, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotra.

Kotra is about 55 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Mau Ranipur is about 7.5 km away. Mauranipur is about 9.0 km away. Nivāri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatkotra (under 2 km), Suhagpura (under 2 km) and Siaori (under 2 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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