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About Kothar Village

Kothar is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 100 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 82.87 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 100
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothar compares

By the 2011 count Kothar is the 154th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 82.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1259.

Getting to Kothar

Kothar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kothar as Available within 5 - 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 Kothar from other places

Kothar lies about 43 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 46 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
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 2.3 km
District headquarters Garhwal 43 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 46 km

Villages closest to Kothar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 202. That makes it the 154th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kothar village has 100 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kothar is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothar covers 82.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothar falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kothar is Rishikesh, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kothar.

Kothar is about 43 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothar is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 2.3 km away. Garhwal is about 43 km away. Rishikesh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamthi (under 2 km), Bhitai Malli (under 2 km) and Amkot (1.9 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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