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About Kothar Village

Kothar is a large village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,104, made up of 1,068 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 613.16 hectares
Population 2,104
Male Population 1,068
Female Population 1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothar compares

By the 2011 count Kothar is the 12th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 613.16 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kothar

Kothar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kothar from other places

Kothar lies about 7.9 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 70 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 Kothar
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 7.6 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 70 km

Villages closest to Kothar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothar village had a population of 2,104. That makes it the 12th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kothar village has 1,068 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kothar is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothar covers 613.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothar falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kothar is Hathbandh, about 70 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 <5 km distance for Kothar.

Kothar is about 7.9 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothar is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 7.6 km away. Kabeerdham is about 7.9 km away. Hathbandh is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraswara (under 2 km), Paliguda (under 2 km) and Chardongari (1.5 km).

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

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