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About Kothera Village

Kothera is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 185 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 398.42 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 185
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothera compares

By the 2011 count Kothera is the 69th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 398.42 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Kothera

Kothera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kothera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kothera from other places

Kothera lies about 23 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Kothera
District headquarters Champawat 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 31 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km

Villages closest to Kothera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothera village had a population of 371. That makes it the 69th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Kothera village has 185 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothera has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Kothera is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothera covers 398.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothera falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kothera is Kathgodam, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kothera.

Kothera is about 23 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothera is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 23 km away. Lohaghat is about 24 km away. Kathgodam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chelkot (under 2 km), Kalakot (under 2 km) and Kanakot (under 2 km).

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

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