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About Kotara Village

Kotara is a mid sized village in Talbehat tehsil, in the district of Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 765 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1433.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284124, 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 Lalitpur
Tehsil Talbehat
Pincode 284124
Area (hectares) 1433.95 hectares
Population 1,431
Male Population 765
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotara compares

By the 2011 count Kotara is the 66th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1433.95 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

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 5 - 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 26 km from Lalitpur, and the nearest railway station is Dailwara, about 24 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 town Chanderi 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Dailwara 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Talbehat 26 km
District headquarters Lalitpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kotara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talbehat 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 1,431. That makes it the 66th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kotara village has 765 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotara has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Kotara is 284124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotara covers 1433.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotara falls under Talbehat tehsil of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotara is Dailwara, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Kotara.

Kotara is about 26 km from Lalitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotara is in Talbehat tehsil of Lalitpur district. Chanderi is about 3.6 km away. Dailwara is about 24 km away. Talbehat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunwar Pura (2.2 km), Raipur (9.1 km) and Imiliya (9.2 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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