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About Kotera Village

Kotera is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 186 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 135.32 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 186
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotera compares

By the 2011 count Kotera is the 67th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 135.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kotera

Kotera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotera as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kotera from other places

Kotera lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 96 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 Kotera
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 96 km

Villages closest to Kotera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotera village had a population of 388. That makes it the 67th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kotera village has 186 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotera has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kotera is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotera covers 135.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotera falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotera is Ramnagar, about 96 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotera.

Kotera is about 20 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotera is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Tharali is about 25 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 Buwarkot (under 2 km), Gadhkot (under 2 km) and Gwad Laga Gadkot (under 2 km).

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

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