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About Kothi Bala Village

Kothi Bala is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 90 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothi Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothi Bala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 35.6 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 90
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothi Bala compares

By the 2011 count Kothi Bala is the 81st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 35.6 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 960.

Getting to Kothi Bala

Kothi Bala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kothi Bala as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bala from other places

Kothi Bala lies about 34 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Basindahar, about 16 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 Bala
Nearest railway station Basindahar 16 km
Nearest town Udhampur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 32 km
District headquarters Doda 34 km

Villages closest to Kothi Bala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothi Bala village had a population of 173. That makes it the 81st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Kothi Bala village has 90 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi Bala has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kothi Bala is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi Bala covers 35.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothi Bala falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kothi Bala is Basindahar, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kothi Bala.

Kothi Bala is about 34 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi Bala is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Basindahar is about 16 km away. Udhampur is about 19 km away. Thathri is about 32 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 Pain (under 2 km), Kathawa (5.1 km) and Kencha (12 km).

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

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