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About Kotu Dhorian Village

Kotu Dhorian is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 96 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotu Dhorian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotu Dhorian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 117.69 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 96
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotu Dhorian compares

By the 2011 count Kotu Dhorian is the 70th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 117.69 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Kotu Dhorian

Kotu Dhorian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotu Dhorian as Available within village. 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 Kotu Dhorian from other places

Kotu Dhorian lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Kotu Dhorian
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Kotu Dhorian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 Kotu Dhorian

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotu Dhorian village had a population of 196. That makes it the 70th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Kotu Dhorian village has 96 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotu Dhorian has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Kotu Dhorian is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotu Dhorian covers 117.69 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.

Kotu Dhorian falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotu Dhorian is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Kotu Dhorian.

Kotu Dhorian is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotu Dhorian is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 9.4 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaunki Dhorian (under 2 km), Dal (under 2 km) and Bharer (under 2 km).

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

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