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About Kotchauri Village

Kotchauri is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 79 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,380 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotchauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotchauri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249001
Area (hectares) 51.74 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 79
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,380
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 Kotchauri compares

By the 2011 count Kotchauri is the 120th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 51.74 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Kotchauri

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

Kotchauri lies about 6.0 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Kotchauri
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 6.0 km
Nearest town Tehri 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 40 km

Villages closest to Kotchauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotchauri village had a population of 188. That makes it the 120th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kotchauri village has 79 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotchauri has about 1380 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Kotchauri is 249001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotchauri covers 51.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotchauri falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotchauri is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Kotchauri.

Kotchauri is about 6.0 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotchauri is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 6.0 km away. Tehri is about 6.0 km away. Pratapnagar is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siloli (under 2 km), Pachri (under 2 km) and Bhasli (under 2 km).

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

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