About Kota Village

Kota is a large village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,753, made up of 1,386 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Goghat I
Pincode	712614
Area (hectares)	544.35 hectares
Population	2,753
Male Population	1,386
Female Population	1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 544.35 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kota

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

Kota lies about 26 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 5.4 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	Karea Kadambagachhi	5.4 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goghat I	26 km
District headquarters	Hugli	26 km

Villages closest to Kota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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.

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Common questions about Kota

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 2,753. That makes it the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Kota village has 1,386 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 712614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 544.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kota falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kota.

Kota is about 26 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kota is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 5.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.3 km away. Goghat I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.