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About Kotha Village

Kotha is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 294 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210428
Area (hectares) 346.05 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 294
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotha compares

By the 2011 count Kotha is the 82nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 346.05 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Kotha

Kotha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kotha from other places

Kotha lies about 20 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Kotha
Tehsil headquarters Rath 20 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 25 km
Nearest town Nangal 43 km

Villages closest to Kotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotha village had a population of 542. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Kotha village has 294 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotha has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Kotha is 210428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotha covers 346.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotha falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotha is Amb Andaura, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotha.

Kotha is about 20 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotha is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Rath is about 20 km away. Hamirpur is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarsai (under 2 km), Kaintha (3.9 km) and Maniyapar (4.7 km).

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

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