Skip to main content

About Kothodi Village

Kothodi is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 72 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothodi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 492109
Area (hectares) 473.38 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 72
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,417
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothodi compares

By the 2011 count Kothodi is the 85th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 473.38 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kothodi

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

How far is Kothodi from other places

Kothodi lies about 110 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 27 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 Kothodi
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 20 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 27 km
District headquarters Bastar 110 km

Villages closest to Kothodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothodi village had a population of 174. That makes it the 85th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Kothodi village has 72 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothodi has about 1417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kothodi is 492109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothodi covers 473.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothodi falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kothodi is Antagarh, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kothodi.

Kothodi is about 110 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothodi is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 20 km away. Kānker is about 26 km away. Antagarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hichka (1.9 km), Padde (2.1 km) and Timdi (2.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.