About Kothigere Village

Kothigere is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 325 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothigere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Kadur
Pincode	577138
Area (hectares)	609.02 hectares
Population	635
Male Population	325
Female Population	310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothigere compares

By the 2011 count Kothigere is the 126th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 609.02 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kothigere

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

Kothigere lies about 53 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Devanur, 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 Kothigere
Nearest railway station	Devanur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadur	19 km
Nearest town	Kadūr	19 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	53 km

Villages closest to Kothigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothigere village had a population of 635. That makes it the 126th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kothigere village has 325 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothigere has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kothigere is 577138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothigere covers 609.02 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.

Kothigere falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kothigere is Devanur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kothigere.

Kothigere is about 53 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothigere is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Devanur is about 18 km away. Kadur is about 19 km away. Kadūr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.