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About Kothera Village

Kothera is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 73 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246439
Area (hectares) 50.6 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 73
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothera compares

By the 2011 count Kothera is the 150th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 50.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Kothera

Kothera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kothera as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kothera from other places

Kothera lies about 30 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 89 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
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 3.5 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 30 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 45 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 89 km

Villages closest to Kothera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ukhimath 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 149. That makes it the 150th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kothera village has 73 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothera has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kothera is 246439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothera covers 50.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothera falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kothera is Rishikesh, about 89 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 km distance for Kothera.

Kothera is about 30 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothera is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 3.5 km away. Rudraprayag is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurani (under 2 km), Nala (1.6 km) and Guptkashi (1.8 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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