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About Kotiyal Gaon Village

Kotiyal Gaon is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 215 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotiyal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotiyal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 172.47 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 215
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Kotiyal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotiyal Gaon is the 53rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 172.47 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kotiyal Gaon

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

Kotiyal Gaon lies about under 2 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Kotiyal Gaon
District headquarters Uttarkashi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 23 km
Nearest town Tehri 37 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Kotiyal Gaon

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 Kotiyal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotiyal Gaon village had a population of 414. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kotiyal Gaon village has 215 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotiyal Gaon has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kotiyal Gaon is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotiyal Gaon covers 172.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotiyal Gaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotiyal Gaon is Dehradun, about 60 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 Kotiyal Gaon.

Kotiyal Gaon is about under 2 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotiyal Gaon is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about under 2 km away. Rajgarhi is about 23 km away. Tehri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rastari (2.2 km), Sara (3.7 km) and Paletha (5.5 km).

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

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