About Kothur Village

Kothur is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,816, made up of 905 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1422.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571216
Area (hectares)	1422.31 hectares
Population	1,816
Male Population	905
Female Population	911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
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 34th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1422.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

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 42 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 57 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
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	21 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	40 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	42 km
Nearest railway station	Krishnaraja Nagar	57 km

Villages closest to Kothur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Virajpet 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 1,816. That makes it the 34th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kothur village has 905 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kothur is 571216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothur covers 1422.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothur falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kothur is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 57 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 42 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothur is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 21 km away. Hunsūr is about 40 km away. Kodagu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.