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About Kotnal Gaon Village

Kotnal Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 13 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,692 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotnal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotnal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 29.35 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 13
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,692
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotnal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotnal Gaon is the 526th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 29.35 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Kotnal Gaon

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

Kotnal Gaon lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Kotnal Gaon
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km

Villages closest to Kotnal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Kotnal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotnal Gaon village had a population of 35. That makes it the 526th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kotnal Gaon village has 13 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotnal Gaon has about 1692 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kotnal Gaon is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotnal Gaon covers 29.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotnal Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotnal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Kotnal Gaon.

Kotnal Gaon 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.

Kotnal Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 24 km away. Pauri 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 Bindoli Lagga Kot (under 2 km), Budakot (under 2 km) and Chhat Kot (under 2 km).

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

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