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About Kothangi Village

Kothangi is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 152 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,395 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothangi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246174
Area (hectares) 116.13 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 152
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,395
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothangi compares

By the 2011 count Kothangi is the 13th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 116.13 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Kothangi

Kothangi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothangi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kothangi from other places

Kothangi lies about 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 56 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 Kothangi
Nearest town Pauri 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 11 km
District headquarters Garhwal 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 56 km

Villages closest to Kothangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothangi village had a population of 364. That makes it the 13th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Kothangi village has 152 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothangi has about 1395 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Kothangi is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothangi covers 116.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothangi falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kothangi is Rishikesh, about 56 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 km distance for Kothangi.

Kothangi is about 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothangi is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 8.8 km away. Srinagar is about 11 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhauli Lagga Muchhiyali (under 2 km), Gaduli Saund (under 2 km) and Masauli (under 2 km).

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

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