About Kothu Village

Kothu is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 9 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171303
Area (hectares)	7.31 hectares
Population	23
Male Population	9
Female Population	14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,556
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothu compares

By the 2011 count Kothu is the 365th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 7.31 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kothu

Kothu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kothu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kothu from other places

Kothu lies about 51 km from Mandi. 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 Kothu
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	12 km
Nearest town	Shimla	36 km
District headquarters	Mandi	51 km

Villages closest to Kothu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothu village had a population of 23. That makes it the 365th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kothu village has 9 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothu has about 1556 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kothu is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothu covers 7.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothu falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kothu.

Kothu is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Mandi is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.