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About Kothar Village

Kothar is a large village in Bali tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,959, made up of 1,529 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Bali
Pincode 306504
Area (hectares) 2209 hectares
Population 2,959
Male Population 1,529
Female Population 1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kothar compares

By the 2011 count Kothar is the 20th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents. Its 2209 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kothar

Kothar 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 Kothar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothar from other places

Kothar lies about 90 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Kothar, about 2.3 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 Kothar
Nearest railway station Kothar 2.3 km
Nearest town Sheoganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bali 28 km
District headquarters Pali 90 km

Villages closest to Kothar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothar village had a population of 2,959. That makes it the 20th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents.

Kothar village has 1,529 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kothar is 306504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothar covers 2209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothar falls under Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kothar is Kothar, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kothar is about 90 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothar is in Bali tehsil of Pali district. Kothar is about 2.3 km away. Sheoganj is about 19 km away. Bali is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumtiya (under 2 km), Bhandar (1.8 km) and Bharala (1.8 km).

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

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