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About Koti Village

Koti is a mid sized village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 409 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 333.14 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 409
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koti compares

By the 2011 count Koti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 333.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Koti

Koti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koti 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koti from other places

Koti lies about 8.7 km from Shimla. 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 Koti
District headquarters Shimla 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Junga 12 km

Villages closest to Koti

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

Common questions about Koti

As per the Census of India 2011, Koti village had a population of 820. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Koti village has 409 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koti has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Koti is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koti covers 333.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koti falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Koti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Koti is about 8.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koti is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 8.7 km away. Junga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chabra (5.3 km), Bharandi (8.0 km) and Khil Khajewra (8.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Koti today is likely to be higher.

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