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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 89 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 66.19 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 89
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is the 240th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 66.19 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kothi

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

Kothi lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 8.8 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 Kothi
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 8.8 km
Nearest town Mamun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Kothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothi village had a population of 184. That makes it the 240th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kothi village has 89 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 66.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothi falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Dalhousie Road, about 8.8 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 Kothi.

Kothi is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dalhousie Road is about 8.8 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Nurpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dar (under 2 km), Basa (2.4 km) and Basa Balhu (2.4 km).

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

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