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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 83 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 53.01 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 83
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is the 165th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 53.01 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kothi

Kothi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kothi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothi from other places

Kothi lies about 47 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Kothi
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 5.6 km
District headquarters Chamoli 47 km
Nearest town Almora 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 84 km

Villages closest to Kothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothi village had a population of 171. That makes it the 165th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kothi village has 83 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 53.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothi falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kothi is Ramnagar, about 84 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kothi.

Kothi is about 47 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothi is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 5.6 km away. Chamoli is about 47 km away. Almora is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uni Laga Kothi (under 2 km), Nand Keshari (under 2 km) and Sarkot (under 2 km).

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

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