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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 638 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1292.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 1292.45 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 638
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 1292.45 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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 120 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Daltonganj, about 18 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 Dumri 13 km
Nearest town Medininagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Daltonganj 18 km
District headquarters Gumla 120 km

Villages closest to Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 1,282. That makes it the 9th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kothi village has 638 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 1292.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothi falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Daltonganj, about 18 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 120 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Dumri is about 13 km away. Medininagar is about 18 km away. Daltonganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dina (11 km), Dauna (13 km) and Dumri (13 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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