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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 335 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, 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 Palampur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 21.47 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 335
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 82nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 21.47 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

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 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 3.5 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 Panchrukhi 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 8.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 631. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kothi village has 335 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 21.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Panchrukhi, about 3.5 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 26 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 Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 3.5 km away. Palampur is about 8.8 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dattal (under 2 km), Ghar (under 2 km) and Dramman (under 2 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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