Village · Kotkhai, Shimla
# Koti

Koti is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171202. The 2011 Census counted 129 people in 31 households, the 121st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.
- 129 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 96.6% literacy
- 171202 PIN code

## Koti PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Koti is 171202. Koti falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171202
- Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code 026296

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Koti from nearby towns?
- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Koti?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Koti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Guma
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Koti known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and potato. About 64% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Koti

Of every 100 households in Koti in 2011, 100 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Koti · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 36% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 42%
- Tap water 70% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 67% 62%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 33% 36%
- Use banking services 76% 76%
- Television 70% 74%
- Mobile phone 94% 84%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 6% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 18%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 73% 79%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Koti?

■ Koti · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 96.6% 82.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 743 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 625 918
- Working population 65.1% 57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 94.0% for women. 59% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 33 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (21%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 30 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai
- Jaru 133 people
- Up Muhal Badon 133 people
- Bag 131 people
- Nagan 131 people
- Up Muhal Shoshan 128 people
- Bhuila 126 people
- Roind 126 people
- Dharonk 123 people

All 250 villages in Kotkhai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Koti? 171202
- How far is Koti from Shimla? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Koti? 129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koti in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Koti? 96.6% (Census 2011)

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