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About Kota Village

Kota is one of the larger villages in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28,393, made up of 14,813 males and 13,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1 hectares hectares.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 1 hectares
Population 28,393
Male Population 14,813
Female Population 13,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 1 hectares work out to about 28393 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kota

Kota is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 28 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 28 km

Villages closest to Kota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 28,393. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kota village has 14,813 males and 13,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Kota covers 1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28393 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kota falls under Robertsganj 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Billi Junction is about 11 km away. Obra is about 15 km away. Robertsganj 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 Kotash (under 2 km), Hardar (2.2 km) and Kharara (2.2 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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