Village · Kalakote, Rajouri
# Kothian

Kothian is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185202. The 2011 Census counted 1,058 people in 226 households, the 21st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.
- 1,058 people (2011)
- 226 households
- 54.6% literacy
- 185202 PIN code

## Kothian PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kothian is 185202. Kothian falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185202
- Gram panchayat Kothian
- Community development block Kalakote
- Census village code 001508

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kothian from nearby towns?
- Kalakote (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kothian?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kothian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhayak
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kothian known for?

The main crops are paddy, maiza and wheat. About 16% of the 561 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kothian

Of every 100 households in Kothian in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothian · ■ Kalakote rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 71%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 62% 67%
- Television 17% 18%
- Mobile phone 51% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 42%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kothian?

■ Kothian · ■ Kalakote rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.6% 59.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 879 919
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 904 866
- Working population 39.5% 53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 44.5% for women. 43% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (3%) · ■ Other work 42 (10%) · ■ Marginal 364 (87%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kalakote
- Dhanwan 1,139 people
- Kot Kabu 1,109 people
- Dangot 1,106 people
- Dharamsal 1,073 people
- Kora 1,005 people
- Dayalah 941 people
- Beli Bhawan 882 people
- Som 849 people

All 69 villages in Kalakote

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kothian? 185202
- How far is Kothian from Rajouri? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Kothian? 1,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothian in? Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kothian? 54.6% (Census 2011)

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