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About Kotal Gaon Village

Kotal Gaon is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 19.9 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 82
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotal Gaon is the 125th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 19.9 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Kotal Gaon

Kotal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotal Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kotal Gaon from other places

Kotal Gaon lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 50 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 Kotal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 8.2 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 50 km

Villages closest to Kotal Gaon

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 Kotal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotal Gaon village had a population of 161. That makes it the 125th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kotal Gaon village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotal Gaon has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Kotal Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotal Gaon covers 19.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotal Gaon falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotal Gaon is Harrawala, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotal Gaon.

Kotal Gaon is about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotal Gaon is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 8.2 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Tehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tinwal Gaon (under 2 km), Likhwar Gaon (under 2 km) and Baniyani (under 2 km).

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

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