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About Kothra Village

Kothra is a large village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,069, made up of 1,620 males and 1,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1142.96 hectares hectares.

Kothra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 1142.96 hectares
Population 3,069
Male Population 1,620
Female Population 1,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kothra compares

By the 2011 count Kothra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 1142.96 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kothra

Kothra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothra from other places

Kothra lies about 55 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chhidgaon, about 3.4 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 Kothra
Nearest railway station Chhidgaon 3.4 km
Nearest town Timurni 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 16 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 55 km

Villages closest to Kothra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Kothra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothra village had a population of 3,069. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Kothra village has 1,620 males and 1,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothra has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Kothra covers 1142.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothra falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothra is Chhidgaon, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kothra.

Kothra is about 55 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothra is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Chhidgaon is about 3.4 km away. Timurni is about 12 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimacha (under 2 km), Nirkhi (3.9 km) and Bhimgaon (4.6 km).

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

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