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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Kulpahar tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 993 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.01 hectares hectares.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahoba
Tehsil Kulpahar
Area (hectares) 376.01 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 993
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 49th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 376.01 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 872.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 53 km from Mahoba, and the nearest railway station is Harpalpur, about 14 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 Harpalpur 14 km
Nearest town Rāth 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpahar 29 km
District headquarters Mahoba 53 km

Villages closest to Kotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulpahar 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 1,869. That makes it the 49th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Kotra village has 993 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Kotra covers 376.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotra falls under Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Harpalpur, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotra.

Kotra is about 53 km from Mahoba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district. Harpalpur is about 14 km away. Rāth is about 28 km away. Kulpahar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupnaul (1.6 km), Bihat (1.9 km) and Naipura (3.3 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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