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About Koti Village

Koti is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 144 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 71.35 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 144
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Koti compares

By the 2011 count Koti is the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 71.35 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Koti

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

Koti lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 65 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 Koti
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 22 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Nearest town Tehri 29 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 65 km

Villages closest to Koti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koti village had a population of 289. That makes it the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Koti village has 144 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koti has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Koti is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koti covers 71.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koti falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Koti is Harrawala, about 65 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 Koti.

Koti is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koti is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 22 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Tehri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhana (7.4 km), Dhyoralagakhadkyasem (9.3 km) and Kharkyasem (9.3 km).

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

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