About Kothia Village

Kothia is one of the larger villages in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,199, made up of 5,380 males and 4,819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Pincode	847306
Area (hectares)	590 hectares
Population	10,199
Male Population	5,380
Female Population	4,819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kothia compares

By the 2011 count Kothia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 590 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Kothia

Kothia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothia from other places

Kothia lies about 39 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 6.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kothia
Nearest railway station	Rajanagar	6.1 km
Nearest town	Madhubani	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keotiranway	24 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	39 km

Villages closest to Kothia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keotiranway tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kothia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothia village had a population of 10,199. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Kothia village has 5,380 males and 4,819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothia has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Kothia is 847306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothia covers 590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kothia falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kothia is Rajanagar, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kothia.

Kothia is about 39 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothia is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Rajanagar is about 6.1 km away. Madhubani is about 11 km away. Keotiranway is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.