About Kotoali Village

Kotoali is a small village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 262 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotoali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotoali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Ratua I
Pincode	732205
Area (hectares)	83.41 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	262
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotoali compares

By the 2011 count Kotoali is the 83rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 83.41 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kotoali

Kotoali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotoali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kotoali from other places

Kotoali 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 Kotoali
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	10 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratua I	30 km
District headquarters	Maldah	30 km

Villages closest to Kotoali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotoali village had a population of 489. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Kotoali village has 262 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotoali has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kotoali is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotoali covers 83.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotoali falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kotoali 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotoali.

Kotoali 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.

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