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About Koti Village

Koti is a mid sized village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 249 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 294.87 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 249
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koti compares

By the 2011 count Koti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 294.87 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Koti

Koti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Koti from other places

Koti lies about 12 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 99 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 Karnaprayag 12 km
District headquarters Chamoli 12 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 54 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 99 km

Villages closest to Koti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 539. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Koti village has 249 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koti has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Koti is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koti covers 294.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koti falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Koti is Kotdwara, about 99 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 village for Koti.

Koti is about 12 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koti is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 12 km away. Chamoli is about 12 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hindoli (under 2 km), Chatigyala (under 2 km) and Bantoli (under 2 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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