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About Koteshwar Village

Koteshwar is a mid sized village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 388 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 289 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koteshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koteshwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246174
Area (hectares) 41.18 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 388
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 289
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koteshwar compares

By the 2011 count Koteshwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 41.18 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Koteshwar

Koteshwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koteshwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Koteshwar from other places

Koteshwar lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 26 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 Koteshwar
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 28 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km

Villages closest to Koteshwar

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 Koteshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Koteshwar village had a population of 500. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Koteshwar village has 388 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koteshwar has about 289 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

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

Koteshwar covers 41.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koteshwar falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Koteshwar is Rishikesh, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Koteshwar.

Koteshwar is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koteshwar is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 15 km away. Rishikesh is about 26 km away. Srinagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suj Gaon (3.3 km), Bel Kandi (5.9 km) and Chandi Gaon (6.3 km).

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

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