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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 907 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 142.47 hectares
Population 1,698
Male Population 907
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is the 10th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 142.47 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Kothi

Kothi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothi from other places

Kothi lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about under 2 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 Baijnath Paprola under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km

Villages closest to Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 1,698. That makes it the 10th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kothi village has 907 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 142.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kothi falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Baijnath Paprola, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kothi.

Kothi is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about under 2 km away. Baijnath is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majheran Khas (under 2 km), Majheran Uparla (under 2 km) and Kasba Paprola (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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