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About Kothi Village

Kothi is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 159 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 188.79 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 159
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Kothi is the 64th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 188.79 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kothi

Kothi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kothi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kothi from other places

Kothi lies about 44 km from Dehradun. 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 Chakrata 4.0 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 34 km
District headquarters Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakrata 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 293. That makes it the 64th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Kothi village has 159 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothi has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kothi is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothi covers 188.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothi falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kothi notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kothi.

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

Kothi is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 4.0 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 34 km away. Dehradun is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lorli (2.4 km), Naraya (2.4 km) and Dunawa (2.7 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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