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About Kothaghar Village

Kothaghar is a mid sized village in Ghatgaon tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 310 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothaghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothaghar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Ghatgaon
Pincode 758030
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 310
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothaghar compares

By the 2011 count Kothaghar is the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kothaghar

Kothaghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothaghar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothaghar from other places

Kothaghar lies about 37 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 20 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 Kothaghar
Nearest town Karanjiā 19 km
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatgaon 23 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 37 km

Villages closest to Kothaghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothaghar village had a population of 610. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Kothaghar village has 310 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothaghar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kothaghar is 758030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothaghar covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothaghar falls under Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kothaghar is Sitabinji, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kothaghar.

Kothaghar is about 37 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothaghar is in Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district. Karanjiā is about 19 km away. Sitabinji is about 20 km away. Ghatgaon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukundapurpatna (7.0 km), Palanghati (7.0 km) and Ramachandrapur (9.4 km).

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

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