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About Kothoon Village

Kothoon is a large village in Chaksu tehsil, in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,606, made up of 1,330 males and 1,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1353.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 303901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothoon village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Tehsil Chaksu
Pincode 303901
Area (hectares) 1353.64 hectares
Population 2,606
Male Population 1,330
Female Population 1,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothoon compares

By the 2011 count Kothoon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 1353.64 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kothoon

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

Kothoon lies about 48 km from Jaipur, and the nearest railway station is Channani, about 3.0 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 Kothoon
Nearest railway station Channani 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaksu 11 km
District headquarters Jaipur 48 km

Villages closest to Kothoon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothoon village had a population of 2,606. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Kothoon village has 1,330 males and 1,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothoon has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kothoon is 303901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothoon covers 1353.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothoon falls under Chaksu tehsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kothoon is Channani, about 3.0 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 Kothoon.

Kothoon is about 48 km from Jaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothoon is in Chaksu tehsil of Jaipur district. Channani is about 3.0 km away. Chaksu is about 11 km away. Jaipur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nainwa (1.8 km), Nainwa Ki Dhani (1.8 km) and Mahachandpura (2.9 km).

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

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