Kotij
Kotij is a suburb of Sangli District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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Suburb | |
  Kotij | |
| Coordinates: 17°21′20″N 74°26′09″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Sangli |
| Taluka | Kadegaon |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,182 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 415311 |
| Telephone code | 02347 |
Demographics
Kotij is a new name of the village Kuntij. According to the history in Mahabharatha Kunti(kuntidevi) came here and halted for a night and thereafter the name Kuntij was given. Later after years it changed to Kotij.
Kotij is a small village located in Kadegaon Taluka of Sangli district, Maharashtra with total 273 families residing. The Kotij village has population of 1182 of which 572 are males while 610 are females as per Population Census 2011
In Kotij village population of children with age 0-6 is 111 which makes up 9.39% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kotij village is 1066 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Kotij as per census is 790, lower than Maharashtra average of 894.
It belongs to Desh or Paschim Maharashtra region . It belongs to Pune Division . It is located 67 km towards North from District headquarters Sangli. 15 km from Kadegaon. 291 km from State capital Mumbai
Kherade Wangi ( 2 km ), Yetgaon ( 2 km ), Kanharwadi ( 6 km ), Hanamantvadiye ( 6 km ), Tondoli ( 7 km ) are the nearby Villages to Kotij. Kotij is surrounded by Karad Taluka towards west, Palus Taluka towards South, Khanapur-Vita Taluka towards East, Khatav Taluka towards North .
Mahuli, Vita, Karad, Uran Islampur are the nearby Cities to Kotij.
Education
Government school is there in the bus stand where 5th standard is the highest class. Later students have to go Bharati Vidyapeeth High School and College with in 1 km.
Bharati Vidyapeeth which is established in 1993 gave the Students of kotij Higher Education. Started by Patangrao Kadam