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About Kothaj Village

Kothaj is a mid sized village in Kotri tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,401, made up of 727 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothaj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Kotri
Pincode 311603
Area (hectares) 522.56 hectares
Population 1,401
Male Population 727
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothaj compares

By the 2011 count Kothaj is the 30th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 522.56 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kothaj

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

Kothaj lies about 44 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Mandalgarh, about 34 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 Kothaj
Nearest town Shāhpura 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotri 22 km
Nearest railway station Mandalgarh 34 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 44 km

Villages closest to Kothaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothaj village had a population of 1,401. That makes it the 30th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Kothaj village has 727 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothaj has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kothaj is 311603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothaj covers 522.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothaj falls under Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kothaj is Mandalgarh, about 34 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 Kothaj.

Kothaj is about 44 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothaj is in Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shāhpura is about 19 km away. Kotri is about 22 km away. Mandalgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanwara (2.0 km), Deotalai (3.0 km) and Asawari (3.4 km).

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

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