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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 196 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174030
Area (hectares) 103.5 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 196
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is the 77th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 103.5 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kothi

Kothi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kothi from other places

Kothi lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 3.9 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 Kothi
Nearest railway station Akaltara 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 30 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Kothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothi village had a population of 380. That makes it the 77th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kothi village has 196 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 174030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 103.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothi falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Akaltara, about 3.9 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kothi.

Kothi is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 3.9 km away. Jhanduta is about 30 km away. Bilaspur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kot Malhot (under 2 km), Kot (under 2 km) and Badgaon (under 2 km).

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

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