About Kotgarh Village

Kotgarh is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 290 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgarh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172031
Area (hectares)	138.35 hectares
Population	608
Male Population	290
Female Population	318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotgarh compares

By the 2011 count Kotgarh is the 12th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 138.35 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kotgarh

Kotgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotgarh 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 Kotgarh from other places

Kotgarh lies about 37 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 Kotgarh
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	2.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	37 km

Villages closest to Kotgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgarh village had a population of 608. That makes it the 12th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kotgarh village has 290 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgarh has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kotgarh is 172031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgarh covers 138.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgarh falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kotgarh 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 Kotgarh.

Kotgarh is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgarh is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 2.9 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.