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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a small village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 78 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184202
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 78
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
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 compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 127 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 902.

Getting to Kothi

Kothi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kothi 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 from other places

Kothi lies about 24 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 19 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 Bashohli 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 19 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kathua 24 km

Villages closest to Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashohli 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 139. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Kothi village has 78 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 184202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 127 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 Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Madhopur Punjab, about 19 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.

Kothi is about 24 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 7.4 km away. Madhopur Punjab is about 19 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathi (2.2 km), Plasi (3.7 km) and Thana (4.3 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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