About Kothar Village

Kothar is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 150 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, 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	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	34.41 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	150
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
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 77th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 34.41 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

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 12 km from Kangra. 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	Shahpur	3.4 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	12 km

Villages closest to Kothar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 311. That makes it the 77th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kothar village has 150 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothar has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Kothar is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothar covers 34.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kothar notes the nearest railway station 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 12 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 Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 3.4 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.