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About Kothamati Village

Kothamati is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 795 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothamati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothamati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 571 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 795
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothamati compares

By the 2011 count Kothamati is the 14th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 571 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kothamati

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

Kothamati lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 24 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 Kothamati
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 1.8 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 21 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 24 km
District headquarters Gumla 27 km

Villages closest to Kothamati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothamati village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 14th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Kothamati village has 795 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothamati has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kothamati is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothamati covers 571 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothamati falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kothamati is Lohardaga, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Kothamati.

Kothamati is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothamati is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 1.8 km away. Lohārdagā is about 21 km away. Lohardaga 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 Ghaghra (1.8 km), Ghagra (1.8 km) and Naudiha (2.0 km).

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

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