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About Koti Village

Koti is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 179 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, 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 Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 179
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 67th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

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 41 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
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Koti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur 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 360. That makes it the 67th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Koti village has 179 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koti has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Koti is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koti covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koti falls under Rampur 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 41 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 Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharali (under 2 km), Chauka (4.9 km) and D P F Phanoti (5.6 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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