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About Koti Village

Koti is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 104 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, 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 Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 140.38 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 104
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koti compares

By the 2011 count Koti is the 154th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 140.38 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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 10+ km distance. 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 19 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 Theog 3.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Koti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 206. That makes it the 154th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Koti village has 104 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koti has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Koti is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koti covers 140.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koti falls under Theog 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 10+ km distance for Koti.

Koti is about 19 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 Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 3.8 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamhech (under 2 km), Kur (under 2 km) and Nawagaon (under 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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