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About Kothiya Village

Kothiya is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 40 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,575 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothiya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 29.19 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 40
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,575
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 Kothiya compares

By the 2011 count Kothiya is the 89th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 29.19 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Kothiya

Kothiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kothiya 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 Kothiya from other places

Kothiya lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Kothiya
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 10 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km

Villages closest to Kothiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothiya village had a population of 103. That makes it the 89th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Kothiya village has 40 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothiya has about 1575 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kothiya is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothiya covers 29.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothiya falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kothiya is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Kothiya.

Kothiya is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothiya is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 10 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Sandankot (under 2 km) and Lawaigaon (2.2 km).

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

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