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About Kothitola Village

Kothitola is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 532 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothitola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 64.15 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 532
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Kothitola compares

By the 2011 count Kothitola is the 106th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 64.15 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kothitola

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

Kothitola lies about 5.3 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.8 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 Kothitola
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 5.3 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 7.8 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 17 km

Villages closest to Kothitola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Kothitola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothitola village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 106th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kothitola village has 532 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothitola has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kothitola is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothitola covers 64.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kothitola falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kothitola is Surja Kama, about 7.8 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 Kothitola.

Kothitola is about 5.3 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothitola is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 5.3 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.3 km away. Surja Kama is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohajang (under 2 km), Jamira (under 2 km) and Jhangartoli (under 2 km).

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

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