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About Kotda Village

Kotda is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,704, made up of 906 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247341, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Pincode 247341
Area (hectares) 497.13 hectares
Population 1,704
Male Population 906
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotda compares

By the 2011 count Kotda is the 125th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 497.13 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Kotda

Kotda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kotda from other places

Kotda lies about 12 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Baliakheri, about 4.1 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 Kotda
Nearest railway station Baliakheri 4.1 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 12 km
Nearest town Sahāranpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 32 km

Villages closest to Kotda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotda village had a population of 1,704. That makes it the 125th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Kotda village has 906 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotda has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Kotda is 247341. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotda covers 497.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotda falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotda is Baliakheri, about 4.1 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 village for Kotda.

Kotda is about 12 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotda is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Baliakheri is about 4.1 km away. Saharanpur is about 12 km away. Sahāranpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Gutku (16 km), Chak Ramshaiwala (16 km) and Kumhar Hera (18 km).

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

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