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About Kothanalli Village

Kothanalli is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 300 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1662.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothanalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothanalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571236
Area (hectares) 1662.65 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 300
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Kothanalli compares

By the 2011 count Kothanalli is the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 1662.65 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Kothanalli

Kothanalli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kothanalli 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 Kothanalli from other places

Kothanalli lies about 47 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Donigal, about 15 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 Kothanalli
Nearest railway station Donigal 15 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 24 km
District headquarters Kodagu 47 km

Villages closest to Kothanalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothanalli village had a population of 578. That makes it the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Kothanalli village has 300 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothanalli has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Kothanalli is 571236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothanalli covers 1662.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothanalli falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kothanalli is Donigal, about 15 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 Kothanalli.

Kothanalli is about 47 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothanalli is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Donigal is about 15 km away. Sakleshpur is about 15 km away. Somvarpet is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumaralli (under 2 km), Aigur (2.8 km) and Kasuru (3.7 km).

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

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