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About Kotgari Village

Kotgari is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 14 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 39.88 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 14
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Kotgari compares

By the 2011 count Kotgari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 39.88 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kotgari

Kotgari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotgari 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 Kotgari from other places

Kotgari lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 43 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 Kotgari
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 26 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 43 km

Villages closest to Kotgari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgari village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Kotgari village has 14 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgari has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kotgari is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgari covers 39.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotgari falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotgari is Dehradun, about 43 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 Kotgari.

Kotgari is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgari is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankot (under 2 km), Kot (under 2 km) and Shreekot (under 2 km).

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

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