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About Kalothar Village

Kalothar is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 101 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 693700, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalothar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 693700
Area (hectares) 51.86 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 101
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
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 Kalothar compares

By the 2011 count Kalothar is the 50th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 51.86 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Kalothar

Kalothar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalothar 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 Kalothar from other places

Kalothar lies about 64 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 Kalothar
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 26 km
Nearest town Shimla 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 64 km

Villages closest to Kalothar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalothar village had a population of 221. That makes it the 50th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kalothar village has 101 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalothar has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Kalothar is 693700. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalothar covers 51.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalothar falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kalothar 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 Kalothar.

Kalothar is about 64 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalothar is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandal (5.5 km), D P F Rachhera (6.6 km) and Sukhsal (8.0 km).

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

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