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- LGD code
- 568466
- Pincode
- 415311
- Post office
- Vite
- Population
- 1,182
- Households
- 273
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1066 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 543
- Distance to district centre
- 53 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 66 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 252 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 430 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karad · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kherade Wangi · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kotij compares
By population, Kotij ranks #46 of 56 villages in Kadegaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.7%
+0.3% vs mandal average
- Kotij
- 72.7%
- Kadegaon mandal
- 72.4%
- Sangli district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,066
+73 vs mandal average
- Kotij
- 1,066
- Kadegaon mandal
- 993
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kotij
- 4.3
- Kadegaon mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kotij at a glance
Kotij is a village of 1,182 people in 273 households (Census 2011) in Kadegaon taluka, Sangli district, Maharashtra, the 46th-largest of 56 villages in Kadegaon taluka. Literacy is 73%, about the same as the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,066 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Sangli district centre, 15 km from Mayani, the nearest town, 24 km from Karad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415311, served by Vite post office; the LGD village code is 568466. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kherade Wangi, 3 km away. The village votes in Malshiras assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uttamrao Jankar. The population is estimated at 1,394 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kotij
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VITA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 491.87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 104.23
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kotij
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Key facts — Kotij
- LGD code
- 568466
- Pincode
- 415311
- Post office
- Vite
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,182
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,394
- Households
- 273
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1066
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Coordinates
- 17.35586°N, 74.43561°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Malshiras
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uttamrao Jankar
- Block / Mandal
- Kadegaon
Getting there
How to reach Kotij
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai252 kmcapital
- Hyderabad430 km
- Bengaluru594 km
- Chennai786 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarad24 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kherade Wangi3 km
- ATM / bankSBI38 km
- Petrol pumpHP14 km
- CollegeShivaji Jr. College26 km
- Police stationTalbeed Police Station33 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Kherade Wangi3.3 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kotij
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Maruti Mandir TempleTemple2.9 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 415311
Villages near Kotij
Other villages in Kadegaon mandal
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- Devrashtre
- Kadepur
- Chinchani Wangi
- Nevari
- Tadasar
- Wadiyeraybag
- Shalgaon
- Hingangaon Bk
- Ambak
- Kherade Wangi
- Yetgaon
- Hingangaon Kh
- Mo. Vadgaon
- Tondoli
- Shivani
- Ramapur
- Amrapur
- Soholi
- Shivajinagar (Nhavi)
- Upale Mayani
- Asad
- Vihapur
- Nerli
- Sonkire
- Shelakbav
- Chikhali
- Raygaon
- Hanmant Vadiye
- Ambegaon
- Kumbhargaon
- Bhikawadi Khu
- Shirasgaon
- Khambale Aundh
- Belavade
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)