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About Kothalaj Village

Kothalaj is a mid sized village in Hingoli tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,945, made up of 989 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847 hectares hectares.

Kothalaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothalaj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Hingoli
Area (hectares) 847 hectares
Population 1,945
Male Population 989
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothalaj compares

By the 2011 count Kothalaj is the 24th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 847 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kothalaj

Kothalaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothalaj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kothalaj from other places

Kothalaj lies about 4.3 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Dhamni, about 4.2 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 Kothalaj
Nearest railway station Dhamni 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hingoli 4.3 km

Villages closest to Kothalaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothalaj village had a population of 1,945. That makes it the 24th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Kothalaj village has 989 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothalaj has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Kothalaj covers 847 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothalaj falls under Hingoli tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kothalaj is Dhamni, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Kothalaj.

Kothalaj is about 4.3 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothalaj is in Hingoli tehsil of Hingoli district. Dhamni is about 4.2 km away. Hingoli is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhalwadi (2.0 km), Samga (2.8 km) and Durgdhamni (3.9 km).

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

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