About Kothi Village

Kothi is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 402 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	335.54 hectares
Population	765
Male Population	402
Female Population	363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is the 5th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 335.54 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kothi

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

Kothi lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 11 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 Kothi
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	15 km
District headquarters	Shimla	15 km

Villages closest to Kothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothi village had a population of 765. That makes it the 5th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Kothi village has 402 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 335.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothi falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Jutogh, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Kothi.

Kothi is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 11 km away. Cheta is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.