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About Hothian Village

Hothian is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 775 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hothian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hothian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143407
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 775
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hothian compares

By the 2011 count Hothian is the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Hothian

Hothian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hothian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hothian from other places

Hothian lies about 19 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Khadur Sahib, about 1.9 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 Hothian
Nearest railway station Khadur Sahib 1.9 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 19 km

Villages closest to Hothian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Hothian

As per the Census of India 2011, Hothian village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Hothian village has 775 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hothian has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Hothian is 143407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hothian covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hothian falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hothian is Khadur Sahib, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hothian.

Hothian is about 19 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hothian is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Khadur Sahib is about 1.9 km away. Tarn Taran is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindian (1.9 km), Biharipur (2.1 km) and Khawaspur (2.2 km).

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

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