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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 61 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 53.03 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 61
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 139th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 53.03 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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 31 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Arki 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 17 km
District headquarters Solan 31 km

Villages closest to Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 117. That makes it the 139th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kothi village has 61 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 53.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothi falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Jutogh, about 14 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 31 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 4.6 km away. Jutogh is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi Jamogi (under 2 km), Kothi Kanwal (under 2 km) and Up Mohal Kothi (under 2 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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