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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 88 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, 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 Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 156.56 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 88
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is the 71st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 156.56 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kothi

The census records public bus service for Kothi 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 <5 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 9.4 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 5.7 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 Dharampur Himachal 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 8.3 km
District headquarters Solan 9.4 km

Villages closest to Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 166. That makes it the 71st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kothi village has 88 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 156.56 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 Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Dharampur Himachal, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kothi.

Kothi is about 9.4 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 Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 5.7 km away. Kandaghat is about 8.3 km away. Solan is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pairi (under 2 km), Bharech (1.8 km) and Chapla (2.0 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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