About Kotar Village

Kotar is a large village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,450, made up of 1,252 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 651.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Itahar
Pincode	733123
Area (hectares)	651.24 hectares
Population	2,450
Male Population	1,252
Female Population	1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotar compares

By the 2011 count Kotar is the 32nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 651.24 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kotar

Kotar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotar from other places

Kotar lies about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 9.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kotar
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	9.2 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itahar	25 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	40 km

Villages closest to Kotar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Kotar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotar village had a population of 2,450. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kotar village has 1,252 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kotar is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotar covers 651.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotar falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kotar is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Kotar.

Kotar is about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotar is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 9.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Itahar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.