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About Kothaga Village

Kothaga is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 275 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothaga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 54.83 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 275
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothaga compares

By the 2011 count Kothaga is the 49th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 54.83 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Kothaga

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

Kothaga lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Kothaga
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 13 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Kothaga

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 Kothaga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothaga village had a population of 582. That makes it the 49th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kothaga village has 275 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothaga has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1142.

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

Kothaga covers 54.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kothaga is Rishikesh, 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 <5 km distance for Kothaga.

Kothaga 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.

Kothaga is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 13 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 Molga (2.1 km), Bhatwara (3.8 km) and Garhsindwal Gaon (5.5 km).

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

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