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About Kotha Village

Kotha is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 10 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 18.12 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 10
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotha compares

By the 2011 count Kotha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 18.12 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1176.

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 <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 Kotha from other places

Kotha lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 9.6 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
Nearest railway station Paror 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Kotha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhira 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 24. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Kotha village has 10 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotha has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Kotha is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotha covers 18.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotha falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotha is Paror, about 9.6 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 <5 km distance for Kotha.

Kotha is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotha is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 9.6 km away. Dhira is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohlru (under 2 km), Ghammun (under 2 km) and Dhira (under 2 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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