About Kothur Village

Kothur is a large village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,267 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikkaballapura
Tehsil	Gauribidanur
Pincode	561213
Area (hectares)	909.93 hectares
Population	2,508
Male Population	1,267
Female Population	1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothur compares

By the 2011 count Kothur is the 22nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 909.93 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kothur

Kothur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothur as Available within village. 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 Kothur from other places

Kothur lies about 12 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Thondebhavi, 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 Kothur
Nearest railway station	Thondebhavi	12 km
District headquarters	Chikkaballapura	12 km
Nearest town	Chik Ballāpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gauribidanur	18 km

Villages closest to Kothur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothur village had a population of 2,508. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Kothur village has 1,267 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kothur is 561213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothur covers 909.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothur falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kothur is Thondebhavi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kothur.

Kothur is about 12 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothur is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Thondebhavi is about 12 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 12 km away. Chik Ballāpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.