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About Kota Village

Kota is a small village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 173 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 275.75 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 173
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 241st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 275.75 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kota

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

Kota lies about 28 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Billi Junction, about 11 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 Kota
Nearest railway station Billi Junction 11 km
Nearest town Obra 15 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 28 km

Villages closest to Kota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 335. That makes it the 241st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Kota village has 173 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 275.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kota falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Billi Junction, about 11 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 Kota.

Kota is about 28 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Billi Junction is about 11 km away. Obra is about 15 km away. Sonbhadra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barawa Bhatwari (1.9 km), Rajamilan (7.0 km) and Aurahawa (7.5 km).

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

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