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Revenue village·Chachaura tehsil·Guna

Kotra

Chachaura mandal
Pincode 473115
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Kotra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
reena bai
Contact: 79****7107
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LGD code
499924
Pincode
473115
Post office
Binaganj
Population
1,243
Households
240
Literacy rate
58.9%
Sex ratio
936 ♀/1000♂
Workers
532
Distance to district centre
45 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Bhopal
104 km
Distance to Delhi
501 km
Nearest railway station
Chachaura Binaganj · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Civil Hospital Chachaura · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kotra compares

By population, Kotra ranks #15 of 150 villages in Chachaura mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.9%
+12.0% vs mandal average
Kotra
58.9%
Chachaura mandal
46.9%
Guna district
52.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
+24 vs mandal average
Kotra
936
Chachaura mandal
912
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kotra
5.2
Chachaura mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kotra at a glance

Kotra is a village of 1,243 people in 240 households (Census 2011) in Chachaura tehsil, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 15th-largest of 150 villages in Chachaura tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Guna district centre, 27 km from Maksudangarh, the nearest town, 8 km from Chachaura Binaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473115, served by Binaganj post office; the LGD village code is 499924. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital Chachaura, 8 km away. The sarpanch is reena bai, and the village votes in Chachoura assembly constituency, represented by MLA Priyanka Penchi. The population is estimated at 1,465 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kotra

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kotra · this village1,24359%
Kotra · Raghogarh19047%0 km N
Kotra · Rajgarh2857%0 km N
Kotra · Suthaliya0 km N
Kotra · Raghogarh00 km N
Parewa · Chachaura35566%0.1 km S
Kirwada · Chachaura53845%2.1 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kotra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHACHAURA-BINAGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
620
Irrigated area (ha)
206
Forest area (ha)
11

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kotra

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kotra

LGD code
499924
Pincode
473115
Post office
Binaganj
Population (Census 2011)
1,243
Population (projected 2026)
1,465
Households
240
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
936
Literacy rate
58.9%
Coordinates
24.10929°N, 76.99661°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajgarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chachoura
Member of Parliament
Rodmal Nagar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Priyanka Penchi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
reena bai
Block / Mandal
Chachaura
Getting there

How to reach Kotra

Mandal centre
Chachaura · ≈ 9.8 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Guna · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,917 people
Maksudangarh · ≈ 27 km
≈ 55 min by car · 1 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal104 kmcapital
  • Delhi501 km
  • Mumbai703 km
  • Hyderabad764 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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