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About Kotali Village

Kotali is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 217 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 175.7 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 217
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotali compares

By the 2011 count Kotali is the 71st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 175.7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kotali

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

Kotali lies about 94 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Kotali
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 9.2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km
District headquarters Nainital 94 km

Villages closest to Kotali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotali village had a population of 430. That makes it the 71st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Kotali village has 217 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotali has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kotali is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotali covers 175.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotali falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

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

Kotali is about 94 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotali is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 9.2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thali (1.7 km), Pokhari (2.5 km) and Nawgaon (3.1 km).

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

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