About Kothuwan Village

Kothuwan is a mid sized village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 443 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothuwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sandhol
Pincode	176090
Area (hectares)	251.99 hectares
Population	925
Male Population	443
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothuwan compares

By the 2011 count Kothuwan is the 4th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 251.99 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Kothuwan

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

Kothuwan lies about 120 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 Kothuwan
Nearest town	Chamba	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sandhol	15 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	120 km

Villages closest to Kothuwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothuwan village had a population of 925. That makes it the 4th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Kothuwan village has 443 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothuwan has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Kothuwan is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothuwan covers 251.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothuwan falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothuwan is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 Kothuwan.

Kothuwan is about 120 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothuwan is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Chamba is about 2.6 km away. Sandhol is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.