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About Koti Banal Village

Koti Banal is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 241 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koti Banal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koti Banal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 111.42 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 241
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koti Banal compares

By the 2011 count Koti Banal is the 31st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 111.42 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Koti Banal

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

Koti Banal lies about 26 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 66 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 Banal
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 4.3 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 26 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 50 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 66 km

Villages closest to Koti Banal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koti Banal village had a population of 525. That makes it the 31st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Koti Banal village has 241 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koti Banal has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Koti Banal is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koti Banal covers 111.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koti Banal falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Koti Banal is Dehradun, about 66 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 Koti Banal.

Koti Banal is about 26 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koti Banal is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 4.3 km away. Uttarkashi is about 26 km away. Mussoorie is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti Manpa (under 2 km), Phari (under 2 km) and Masalgaon (2.8 km).

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

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