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About Kottoli Village

Kottoli is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 630 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottoli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 484.01 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 630
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottoli compares

By the 2011 count Kottoli is the 50th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 484.01 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kottoli

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

Kottoli lies about 24 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 54 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 Kottoli
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 4.1 km
District headquarters Kodagu 24 km
Nearest town Madikeri 26 km
Nearest railway station Pappinisseri 54 km

Villages closest to Kottoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottoli village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 50th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kottoli village has 630 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottoli has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kottoli is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottoli covers 484.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottoli falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kottoli is Pappinisseri, about 54 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 village for Kottoli.

Kottoli is about 24 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottoli is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 4.1 km away. Kodagu is about 24 km away. Madikeri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kedamullur (1.6 km), Kadanga Marur (2.7 km) and Kadanur (2.8 km).

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

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