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About Kotoli Village

Kotoli is a large village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,319, made up of 1,194 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2221 hectares hectares.

Kotoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotoli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 2221 hectares
Population 2,319
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotoli compares

By the 2011 count Kotoli is the 15th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 2221 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1039.

Getting to Kotoli

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

Kotoli lies about 44 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 39 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 Kotoli
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 39 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 44 km

Villages closest to Kotoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotoli village had a population of 2,319. That makes it the 15th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Kotoli village has 1,194 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotoli has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Kotoli covers 2221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotoli falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kotoli is Shenoli, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kotoli.

Kotoli is about 44 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotoli is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 9.2 km away. Shenoli is about 39 km away. Kolhapur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turukwadi (under 2 km), Rethare (2.4 km) and Nerle (3.4 km).

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

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