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About Kothur Village

Kothur is a small village in Srinivaspur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 240 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Srinivaspur
Pincode 563134
Area (hectares) 235.31 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 240
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 143rd largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 235.31 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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 21 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Srinivasapura, about 6.0 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 Srinivasapura 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinivaspur 6.5 km
Nearest town Srīnivāspur 6.5 km
District headquarters Kolar 21 km

Villages closest to Kothur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothur village had a population of 465. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Kothur village has 240 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kothur is 563134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothur covers 235.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothur falls under Srinivaspur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kothur is Srinivasapura, about 6.0 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 21 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothur is in Srinivaspur tehsil of Kolar district. Srinivasapura is about 6.0 km away. Srinivaspur is about 6.5 km away. Srīnivāspur is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bykothuru (under 2 km), Arikere (under 2 km) and Kondasandra (under 2 km).

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

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