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About Kotha Village

Kotha is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 416 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181131
Area (hectares) 178.9 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 416
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotha compares

By the 2011 count Kotha is the 43rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 178.9 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 921.

Getting to Kotha

Kotha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotha as Available within <5 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 Kotha from other places

Kotha lies about 29 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 21 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 Kotha
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 16 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 21 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 26 km
District headquarters Jammu 29 km

Villages closest to Kotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotha village had a population of 792. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Kotha village has 416 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotha has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kotha is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotha covers 178.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotha falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kotha is Bari Brahman, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotha.

Kotha is about 29 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotha is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 16 km away. Bari Brahman is about 21 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothay Sainia (under 2 km), Kot Kuba (under 2 km) and Pindi Charkan Khurd (2.1 km).

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

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