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About Koti Village

Koti is a mid sized village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,388, made up of 742 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bani
Pincode 184206
Area (hectares) 536 hectares
Population 1,388
Male Population 742
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 16th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 536 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Koti

Koti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Koti as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 7.9 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 20 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 Koti
Tehsil headquarters Bani 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 20 km

Villages closest to Koti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bani 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 1,388. That makes it the 16th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Koti village has 742 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koti has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Koti is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koti covers 536 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koti falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Koti is Kathua, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Koti.

Koti is about 7.9 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koti is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 7.9 km away. Kathua is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatti (3.3 km), Kardoh (4.2 km) and Chila (7.5 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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