About Kothian Village

Kothian is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 563 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Kalakote
Pincode	185202
Area (hectares)	561.3 hectares
Population	1,058
Male Population	563
Female Population	495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothian compares

By the 2011 count Kothian is the 21st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 561.3 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 919.

Getting to Kothian

Kothian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothian as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kothian from other places

Kothian lies about 14 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 54 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 Kothian
Tehsil headquarters	Kalakote	6.3 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	14 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	14 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	54 km

Villages closest to Kothian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothian village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 21st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Kothian village has 563 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothian has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kothian is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothian covers 561.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothian falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kothian is Dugga, about 54 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 village for Kothian.

Kothian is about 14 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothian is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 6.3 km away. Rajouri is about 14 km away. Rajaori is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.