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About Kotalpukur Village

Kotalpukur is a small village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 122 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotalpukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotalpukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713148
Area (hectares) 145.28 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 122
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Kotalpukur compares

By the 2011 count Kotalpukur is the 69th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 145.28 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kotalpukur

Kotalpukur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotalpukur 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 Kotalpukur from other places

Kotalpukur lies about 94 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 16 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 Kotalpukur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 16 km
Nearest town Siuri 17 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 94 km

Villages closest to Kotalpukur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotalpukur village had a population of 243. That makes it the 69th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Kotalpukur village has 122 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotalpukur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kotalpukur is 713148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotalpukur covers 145.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotalpukur falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kotalpukur is Gadadharpur, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotalpukur.

Kotalpukur is about 94 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotalpukur is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Gadadharpur is about 16 km away. Kanksa is about 16 km away. Siuri 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 Kuldiha (1.8 km), Chua (2.1 km) and Nabagram (2.8 km).

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

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