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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a mid sized village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,638, made up of 908 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172107, 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 Kinnaur
Tehsil Kalpa
Pincode 172107
Area (hectares) 55.87 hectares
Population 1,638
Male Population 908
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 55.87 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 1002.

Getting to Kothi

Kothi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kothi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kothi from other places

Kothi lies about 4.5 km from Kinnaur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Kalpa 1.7 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 4.5 km
Nearest town Shimla 116 km

Villages closest to Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalpa 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 1,638. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Kothi village has 908 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 172107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 55.87 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 Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kothi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kothi.

Kothi is about 4.5 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kalpa is about 1.7 km away. Kinnaur is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khwangi (under 2 km), Brelingi (under 2 km) and Duni (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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