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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 80 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, 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 Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 139.11 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 80
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is the 87th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 139.11 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 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 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 Seoni 12 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 Seoni 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 Kothi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothi village had a population of 159. That makes it the 87th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Kothi village has 80 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 139.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothi falls under Seoni 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 village 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 Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 11 km away. Seoni is about 12 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kariali (2.1 km), Kariali (2.1 km) and Jangal Kandhar Ghat (2.3 km).

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

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