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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a mid sized village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 767 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743294
Area (hectares) 103.33 hectares
Population 1,472
Male Population 767
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 48th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 103.33 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotra from other places

Kotra lies about 24 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Kotra
Nearest railway station Karea Kadambagachhi 5.4 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 24 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Kotra

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

Common questions about Kotra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 48th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Kotra village has 767 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 103.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotra falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kotra is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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.

Kotra is about 24 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotra is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 5.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.3 km away. Barasat I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimdaria (under 2 km), Kalianai (under 2 km) and Raghubirpur (under 2 km).

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

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