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About Kothamba Village

Kothamba is one of the larger villages in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,157, made up of 4,233 males and 3,924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1410.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothamba village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 389220
Area (hectares) 1410.1 hectares
Population 8,157
Male Population 4,233
Female Population 3,924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothamba compares

By the 2011 count Kothamba is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 1410.1 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 947.

Getting to Kothamba

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

Kothamba lies about 22 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Tuwa, about 25 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 Kothamba
Tehsil headquarters Lunawada 16 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 16 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 22 km
Nearest railway station Tuwa 25 km

Villages closest to Kothamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothamba village had a population of 8,157. 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 928 residents.

Kothamba village has 4,233 males and 3,924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothamba has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kothamba is 389220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothamba covers 1410.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothamba falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kothamba is Tuwa, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Kothamba.

Kothamba is about 22 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothamba is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 16 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 16 km away. Panch Mahals is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (2.8 km), Jesola (3.2 km) and Dhamaniya (3.6 km).

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

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