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About Kothu Village

Kothu is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 114 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 114
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Kothu compares

By the 2011 count Kothu is the 68th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kothu

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

Kothu lies about 37 km from Shimla. 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 Jubbal 9.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Kothu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothu village had a population of 220. That makes it the 68th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kothu village has 114 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothu has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kothu is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothu covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothu falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kothu.

Kothu is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothu is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Rajkot (under 2 km) and D P F Bagain (under 2 km).

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

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