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About Kotyura Village

Kotyura is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 149 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,282 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotyura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotyura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262553
Area (hectares) 378.77 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 149
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,282
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotyura compares

By the 2011 count Kotyura is the 38th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 378.77 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1054.

Getting to Kotyura

Kotyura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotyura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kotyura from other places

Kotyura lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Kotyura
Nearest town Almora 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 30 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 60 km

Villages closest to Kotyura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotyura village had a population of 340. That makes it the 38th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Kotyura village has 149 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotyura has about 1282 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Kotyura is 262553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotyura covers 378.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotyura falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotyura is Kathgodam, about 60 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotyura.

Kotyura is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotyura is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 28 km away. Munsiari is about 30 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapa (2.4 km), Dhapa (3.8 km) and Kota (4.5 km).

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

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