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About Kotigad Village

Kotigad is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 87 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,644 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotigad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotigad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 50.05 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 87
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,644
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotigad compares

By the 2011 count Kotigad is the 138th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 50.05 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Kotigad

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

Kotigad lies about 4.6 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Kotigad
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 4.6 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Kotigad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotigad village had a population of 230. That makes it the 138th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kotigad village has 87 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotigad has about 1644 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Kotigad is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotigad covers 50.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotigad falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotigad is Rishikesh, about 32 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 village for Kotigad.

Kotigad is about 4.6 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotigad is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 4.6 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.6 km away. Rishikesh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhans Koti (under 2 km), Bhattkoti (under 2 km) and Bindal Koti (under 2 km).

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

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