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About Kotli Village

Kotli is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 85 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,365 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 52.26 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 85
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,365
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 Kotli compares

By the 2011 count Kotli is the 118th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 52.26 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Kotli

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

Kotli lies about 41 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 49 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 Kotli
Nearest town Almora 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 41 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 49 km

Villages closest to Kotli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotli village had a population of 201. That makes it the 118th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kotli village has 85 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotli has about 1365 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Kotli is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotli covers 52.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotli falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotli is Kathgodam, about 49 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 Kotli.

Kotli is about 41 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotli is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 14 km away. Gangolihat is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunkhola (3.2 km), Tankhola (3.2 km) and Jogyura (3.7 km).

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

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