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About Kotra Village

Kotra is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,084 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 352.48 hectares
Population 2,316
Male Population 1,084
Female Population 1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kotra compares

By the 2011 count Kotra is the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 352.48 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kotra

Kotra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Kathaldiha, Ketika, Khairibahal and Khudibandh. 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 Kotra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotra village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Kotra village has 1,084 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotra has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kotra is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotra covers 352.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotra falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kotra notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotra.

Kotra is in Purulia II 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 Kotra today is likely to be higher.

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