About Kothar Village

Kothar is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 57 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	176053
Area (hectares)	76.47 hectares
Population	132
Male Population	57
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,316
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothar compares

By the 2011 count Kothar is the 125th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 76.47 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1006.

Getting to Kothar

Kothar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothar from other places

Kothar lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 13 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 Kothar
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	13 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Kothar

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

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Common questions about Kothar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothar village had a population of 132. That makes it the 125th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Kothar village has 57 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothar has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kothar is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothar covers 76.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothar falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothar is Bharmar, about 13 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 village for Kothar.

Kothar is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothar is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 6.8 km away. Bharmar is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.