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About Koohtah Village

Koohtah is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,674, made up of 1,375 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koohtah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koohtah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184141
Area (hectares) 549 hectares
Population 2,674
Male Population 1,375
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Koohtah compares

By the 2011 count Koohtah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 549 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, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Koohtah

Koohtah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koohtah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Koohtah from other places

Koohtah lies about 24 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 12 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 Koohtah
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 12 km
District headquarters Kathua 24 km

Villages closest to Koohtah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koohtah village had a population of 2,674. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Koohtah village has 1,375 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koohtah has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Koohtah is 184141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koohtah covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koohtah falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Koohtah is Chak Dayala, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koohtah.

Koohtah 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.

Koohtah is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 8.8 km away. Chak Dayala is about 12 km away. Kathua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniari (1.6 km), Chak Gojar (1.8 km) and Chan Tanda (2.3 km).

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

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