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About Othra Village

Othra is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 48 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,458 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Othra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Othra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 72.45 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 48
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,458
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Othra compares

By the 2011 count Othra is the 224th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 72.45 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Othra

Othra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Othra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nangal Chowk, Narghota, Narwari and Nau Shehra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Othra

As per the Census of India 2011, Othra village had a population of 118. That makes it the 224th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Othra village has 48 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Othra has about 1458 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Othra is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Othra covers 72.45 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.

Othra falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Othra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Othra.

Othra is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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