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About Kothari Village

Kothari is one of the larger villages in Ballarpur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,798, made up of 2,938 males and 2,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235.34 hectares hectares.

Kothari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Ballarpur
Area (hectares) 1235.34 hectares
Population 5,798
Male Population 2,938
Female Population 2,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothari compares

By the 2011 count Kothari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents. Its 1235.34 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Kothari

Kothari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothari 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 Kothari from other places

Kothari lies about 27 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wihirgaon, about 9.2 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 Kothari
Nearest railway station Wihirgaon 9.2 km
Nearest town Rājūra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ballarpur 17 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 27 km

Villages closest to Kothari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothari village had a population of 5,798. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents.

Kothari village has 2,938 males and 2,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothari has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Kothari covers 1235.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothari falls under Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kothari is Wihirgaon, about 9.2 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 Kothari.

Kothari is about 27 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothari is in Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wihirgaon is about 9.2 km away. Rājūra is about 14 km away. Ballarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katwali (2.5 km), Palasgaon (3.3 km) and Khamturla (3.9 km).

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

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