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About Koteshwar Village

Koteshwar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 47 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koteshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koteshwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 38.6 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 47
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
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 Koteshwar compares

By the 2011 count Koteshwar is the 146th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 38.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Koteshwar

Koteshwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koteshwar 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 Koteshwar from other places

Koteshwar lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 51 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 Almora 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 27 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 51 km

Villages closest to Koteshwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 99. That makes it the 146th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Koteshwar village has 47 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koteshwar has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Koteshwar is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koteshwar covers 38.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koteshwar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Koteshwar is Kathgodam, about 51 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 Koteshwar.

Koteshwar is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koteshwar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 20 km away. Berinag is about 27 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipali Puna Gaon (2.0 km), Adholi (2.4 km) and Vadholi (2.4 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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