About Kothra Village

Kothra is a mid sized village in Darhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 754 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothra village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Darhal
Pincode	185212
Area (hectares)	204.8 hectares
Population	1,395
Male Population	754
Female Population	641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothra compares

By the 2011 count Kothra is the 8th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,293 residents. Its 204.8 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kothra

Kothra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kothra as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothra from other places

Kothra lies about 11 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 60 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 Kothra
Tehsil headquarters	Darhal	4.0 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	11 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	13 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	60 km

Villages closest to Kothra

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

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Common questions about Kothra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothra village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 8th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,293 residents.

Kothra village has 754 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothra has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kothra is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothra covers 204.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kothra falls under Darhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kothra is Dugga, about 60 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kothra.

Kothra is about 11 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothra is in Darhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Darhal is about 4.0 km away. Rajouri is about 11 km away. Rajaori is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.