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About Kotra Santaur Village

Kotra Santaur is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 420 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Santaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra Santaur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 194.91 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 420
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotra Santaur compares

By the 2011 count Kotra Santaur is the 73rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 194.91 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kotra Santaur

Kotra Santaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotra Santaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Santaur from other places

Kotra Santaur lies about 17 km from Dehradun. 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 Santaur
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 15 km
District headquarters Dehradun 17 km

Villages closest to Kotra Santaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra Santaur village had a population of 831. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Kotra Santaur village has 420 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra Santaur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kotra Santaur is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra Santaur covers 194.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotra Santaur falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kotra Santaur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotra Santaur.

Kotra Santaur is about 17 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra Santaur is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Vikasnagar is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birsani (under 2 km), Kotra Kalyanpur (under 2 km) and Dhalani (under 2 km).

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

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