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About Kotbar Village

Kotbar is a small village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 93 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.73 hectares hectares.

Kotbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotbar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Area (hectares) 35.73 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 93
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Kotbar compares

By the 2011 count Kotbar is the 146th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 35.73 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kotbar

Kotbar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotbar 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. The nearest villages by name are Khajurari, Khamti, Kishorpur and Kismat Arajibar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kotbar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotbar village had a population of 180. That makes it the 146th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Kotbar village has 93 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotbar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Kotbar covers 35.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotbar falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kotbar notes the nearest railway station 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 Kotbar.

Kotbar is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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