Kotura, Chaukhutiya, Almora, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kotura


The village Kotura is located in Chaukhutiya Tahsil of Almora District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Koyyura Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chaukhutiya Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ranikhet, which is about 50 kilometers away from Kotura.

Travel and Communication for Kotura


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kotura,
Almora,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 263656

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kotura


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kotura is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kotura is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kotura


As per available data from the year 2009, 882 persons live in 198 house holds in the village Kotura. There are 491 female individuals and 391 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 55.67% and males constitute 44.33% of the total population.

There are 182 scheduled castes persons of which 100 are females and 82 are males. Females constitute 54.95% and males constitute 45.05% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.63% of the total population.

Population density of Kotura is 443.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kotura


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Total area of Kotura is 198.99 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 66.75 ha. About 44.65 ha is un-irrigated area. About 22.1 ha is irrigated area. About 10 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 12.1 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 7.95 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 10.89 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 52.93 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.63 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kotura


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Kotura.

There is a government primary school in the village Kotura.

There is a government middle school in the village Kotura.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Godi, which is less than 5 kms away from Kotura.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chaukhutiya, which is 5-10 kms away from Kotura.

Colleges in Kotura


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dwarahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dwarahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dwarahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

Other Educational Facilities in Kotura


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Masi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Almora, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

Healthcare Facilities in Kotura


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Kotura.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Kotura.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kotura.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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