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About Kothada Village

Kothada is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 632 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 830.43 hectares hectares.

Kothada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 830.43 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 632
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kothada compares

By the 2011 count Kothada is the 97th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 830.43 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kothada

Kothada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kothada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothada from other places

Kothada lies about 76 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 39 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 Kothada
Nearest town Barwāni 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 14 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 39 km
District headquarters Dhar 76 km

Villages closest to Kothada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothada village had a population of 1,257. That makes it the 97th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Kothada village has 632 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothada has about 989 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 999.

Kothada covers 830.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothada falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothada is Hathi gate station, about 39 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kothada.

Kothada is about 76 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothada is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 12 km away. Kukshi is about 14 km away. Hathi gate station is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molkhad (2.0 km), Nisarpur (2.4 km) and Malwadi (2.7 km).

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

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