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About Kother Village

Kother is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 954 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kother Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kother village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145061
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 954
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kother compares

By the 2011 count Kother is the 44th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kother

Kother is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kother as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kother from other places

Kother lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Pathankot Junction (NG), about 5.5 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 Kother
Nearest town Mamun 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Pathankot Junction (NG) 5.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Kother

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kother village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 44th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Kother village has 954 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kother has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kother is 145061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kother covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kother falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kother is Pathankot Junction (NG), about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kother.

Kother is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kother is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mamun is about 3.1 km away. Pathankot is about 5.0 km away. Pathankot Junction (NG) is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siyonti (under 2 km), Kairi (under 2 km) and Manwal (under 2 km).

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

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