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About Kotgari Village

Kotgari is a mid sized village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 300 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262533
Area (hectares) 249.54 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 300
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
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 Kotgari compares

By the 2011 count Kotgari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 249.54 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kotgari

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

Kotgari lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Kotgari
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 7.2 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 84 km

Villages closest to Kotgari

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 Kotgari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgari village had a population of 624. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Kotgari village has 300 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgari has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kotgari is 262533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgari covers 249.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotgari falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotgari is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Kotgari.

Kotgari 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.

Kotgari is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 7.2 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh 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 Asur (under 2 km), Masuriya (under 2 km) and Dadal (1.7 km).

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

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