About Kothur Village

Kothur is a mid sized village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,820, made up of 901 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1017.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Pavagada
Pincode	572116
Area (hectares)	1017.51 hectares
Population	1,820
Male Population	901
Female Population	919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 41st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1017.51 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

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 77 km from Tumkur. 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	Pavagada	16 km
Nearest town	Pāvugada	16 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	77 km

Villages closest to Kothur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pavagada 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 1,820. That makes it the 41st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Kothur village has 901 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothur has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kothur is 572116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothur covers 1017.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothur falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kothur notes the nearest railway station 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 77 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothur is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 16 km away. Pāvugada is about 16 km away. Tumkur is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.