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About Kotloi Village

Kotloi is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,151, made up of 1,639 males and 1,512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotloi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotloi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 361.79 hectares
Population 3,151
Male Population 1,639
Female Population 1,512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotloi compares

By the 2011 count Kotloi is the 11th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 361.79 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kotloi

Kotloi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotloi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karamara, Keshargarya, Ketuabera and Khojda. 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 Kotloi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotloi village had a population of 3,151. That makes it the 11th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Kotloi village has 1,639 males and 1,512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotloi has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kotloi is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotloi covers 361.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotloi falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kotloi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kotloi.

Kotloi is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kotloi today is likely to be higher.

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