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About Kotna Village

Kotna is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 139 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 139
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Kotna compares

By the 2011 count Kotna is the 59th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 62.7 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kotna

Kotna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotna 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 Kotna from other places

Kotna lies about 19 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 41 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 Kotna
Tehsil headquarters Pati 4.2 km
District headquarters Champawat 19 km
Nearest town Almora 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 41 km

Villages closest to Kotna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotna village had a population of 277. That makes it the 59th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Kotna village has 139 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotna has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kotna is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotna covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotna falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotna is Kathgodam, about 41 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 Kotna.

Kotna is about 19 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotna is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 4.2 km away. Champawat is about 19 km away. Almora is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanikot (under 2 km), Kanikot Lagga Chora Guth (under 2 km) and Dungra Kot (under 2 km).

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

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