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About Kotbar Village

Kotbar is a small village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 130 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotbar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 41.31 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 130
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 97th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 41.31 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

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 - 10 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 Khagda, Khejurda, Khurutia and Kirttipur. 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 256. That makes it the 97th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Kotbar village has 130 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotbar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kotbar is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotbar covers 41.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotbar falls under Egra II 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotbar.

Kotbar is in Egra II 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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