About Kotal Village

Kotal is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,077, made up of 1,106 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Harischandrapur I
Pincode	732140
Area (hectares)	173.98 hectares
Population	2,077
Male Population	1,106
Female Population	971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
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 Kotal compares

By the 2011 count Kotal is the 35th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 173.98 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kotal

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

Kotal lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 Kotal
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	10 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harischandrapur I	30 km
District headquarters	Maldah	30 km

Villages closest to Kotal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotal village had a population of 2,077. That makes it the 35th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Kotal village has 1,106 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotal has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kotal is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotal covers 173.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotal falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kotal is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 Kotal.

Kotal is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotal is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 10 km away. Rājmahal is about 23 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.