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About Kotihal Village

Kotihal is a small village in Hadagalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 108 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hadagalli
Pincode 583219
Area (hectares) 927.96 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 108
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotihal compares

By the 2011 count Kotihal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 927.96 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 968.

Getting to Kotihal

Kotihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotihal 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 Kotihal from other places

Kotihal lies about 128 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Harapanahalli, about 32 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 Kotihal
Tehsil headquarters Hadagalli 22 km
Nearest railway station Harapanahalli 32 km
District headquarters Bellary 128 km

Villages closest to Kotihal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hadagalli 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 Kotihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotihal village had a population of 204. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Kotihal village has 108 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotihal has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kotihal is 583219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotihal covers 927.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotihal falls under Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotihal is Harapanahalli, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotihal.

Kotihal is about 128 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotihal is in Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hadagalli is about 22 km away. Harapanahalli is about 32 km away. Bellary is about 128 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makarabbi (2.0 km), Harivi Basapura (2.7 km) and Katebennuru (4.5 km).

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

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