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About Pura Kothi Village

Pura Kothi is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 180 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Kothi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175051
Area (hectares) 145.33 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 180
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Pura Kothi is the 21st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 145.33 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pura Kothi

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

Pura Kothi lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Pura Kothi
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 40 km

Villages closest to Pura Kothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Kothi village had a population of 378. That makes it the 21st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Pura Kothi village has 180 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Kothi has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pura Kothi is 175051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura Kothi covers 145.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pura Kothi falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Kothi is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Pura Kothi.

Pura Kothi is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Kothi is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Nihri is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhichhar (1.5 km), D P F Chhichhar (1.5 km) and Khil (1.9 km).

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

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