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About Kothia Village

Kothia is one of the larger villages in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,463, made up of 9,068 males and 8,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249.65 hectares hectares.

Kothia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 1249.65 hectares
Population 17,463
Male Population 9,068
Female Population 8,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 1249.65 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

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 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 42 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Juara, about 1.6 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 Dumri Juara 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 7.8 km
Nearest town Maner 13 km
District headquarters Saran 42 km

Villages closest to Kothia

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

Common questions about Kothia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothia village had a population of 17,463. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Kothia village has 9,068 males and 8,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Kothia covers 1249.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kothia falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kothia is Dumri Juara, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kothia.

Kothia is about 42 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothia is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Dumri Juara is about 1.6 km away. Garkha is about 7.8 km away. Maner is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanaura (under 2 km), Narawn (under 2 km) and Moazampur (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kothia today is likely to be higher.

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