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Kothai

Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263645
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LGD code
52480
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
211
Households
44
Literacy rate
70.1%
Sex ratio
1089 ♀/1000♂
Workers
83
Distance to district centre
8 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
154 km
Distance to Delhi
246 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 43 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kothai compares

By population, Kothai ranks #132 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.1%
−2.5% vs mandal average
Kothai
70.1%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,089
−32 vs mandal average
Kothai
1,089
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Kothai
4.8
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kothai at a glance

Kothai is a village of 211 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 132nd-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,089 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Almora district centre, 6 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 43 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52480. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 249 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Kothai

LGD code
52480
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
211
Population (projected 2026)
249
Households
44
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1089
Literacy rate
70.1%
Coordinates
29.66165°N, 79.43707°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Kothai

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 2.5 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 8.0 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 6.4 km
≈ 13 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun154 kmcapital
  • Delhi246 km
  • Kolkata1189 km
  • Mumbai1351 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar43 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot2 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovind Singh Nehra Government Hospital2 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch21 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum2 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)30 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station30 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kothai

4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Kothai

2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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