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About Kotga Kandon Village

Kotga Kandon is a small village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 181 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotga Kandon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotga Kandon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173029
Area (hectares) 237.08 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 181
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotga Kandon compares

By the 2011 count Kotga Kandon is the 37th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 237.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kotga Kandon

Kotga Kandon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotga Kandon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kotga Kandon from other places

Kotga Kandon lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 km away. 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 Kotga Kandon
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 4.8 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Kotga Kandon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamrau 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 Kotga Kandon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotga Kandon village had a population of 333. That makes it the 37th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Kotga Kandon village has 181 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotga Kandon has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kotga Kandon is 173029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotga Kandon covers 237.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotga Kandon falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotga Kandon is Dehradun, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotga Kandon.

Kotga Kandon is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotga Kandon is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 4.8 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandon Cheyog (under 2 km), Kandon Dugana (under 2 km) and Shikandon (under 2 km).

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

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