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About Koti Village

Koti is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 190 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, 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 Kumharsain
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 130.14 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 190
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 the 35th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 130.14 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 18 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 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 21 km

Villages closest to Koti

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.

Common questions about Koti

As per the Census of India 2011, Koti village had a population of 373. That makes it the 35th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Koti village has 190 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koti has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Koti is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koti covers 130.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koti falls under Kumharsain 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 18 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 Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 18 km away. Kumharsain is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devali Dhar (2.5 km), Dharuri (2.5 km) and Daro (3.2 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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