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About Kotaldih Village

Kotaldih is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,663, made up of 859 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotaldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotaldih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723156
Area (hectares) 64.95 hectares
Population 1,663
Male Population 859
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotaldih compares

By the 2011 count Kotaldih is the 11th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 64.95 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kotaldih

The census records public bus service for Kotaldih 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kharbana, Kharbar, Khayerbasia Chak and Kherad. 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 Kotaldih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotaldih village had a population of 1,663. That makes it the 11th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Kotaldih village has 859 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotaldih has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kotaldih is 723156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotaldih covers 64.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kotaldih falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kotaldih notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Kotaldih.

Kotaldih is in Santuri 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 Kotaldih today is likely to be higher.

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