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About Kota Village

Kota is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 67 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,328 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kota village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 58.13 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 67
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,328
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kota compares

By the 2011 count Kota is the 77th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 58.13 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Kota

Kota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kota as Available within <5 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 Kota from other places

Kota lies about 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 31 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 Kota
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 11 km
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Nearest town Pauri 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 31 km

Villages closest to Kota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kota village had a population of 156. That makes it the 77th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Kota village has 67 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kota has about 1328 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kota is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kota covers 58.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kota falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kota is Kotdwara, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kota.

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

Kota is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 11 km away. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nail (1.6 km), Tauliyan Gurudatta (3.5 km) and Uda Gaon (3.5 km).

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

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