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- LGD code
- 507169
- Pincode
- 370645
- Post office
- Kothara
- Population
- 5,670
- Households
- 1,069
- Literacy rate
- 67%
- Sex ratio
- 916 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,807
- Distance to district centre
- 127 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 56 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 379 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 609 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kothara · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govarment Hospital KOTHARA · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kothara compares
By population, Kothara ranks #2 of 136 villages in Abdasa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.0%
+10.4% vs mandal average
- Kothara
- 67.0%
- Abdasa mandal
- 56.6%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
+1 vs mandal average
- Kothara
- 916
- Abdasa mandal
- 915
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Kothara
- 5.3
- Abdasa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kothara at a glance
Kothara is a village of 5,670 people in 1,069 households (Census 2011) in Abdasa taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 2nd-largest of 136 villages in Abdasa taluka. Literacy is 67%, 10 points above the taluka average of 57% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. It lies 127 km from the Kachchh district centre, 42 km from Nakhatrana, the nearest town, 1 km from Kothara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 370645, served by Kothara post office; the LGD village code is 507169. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govarment Hospital KOTHARA, <1 km away. The village votes in Mandvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aniruddha Bhailal Dave. The population is estimated at 6,685 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kothara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHUJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOTHARA
- Total area (ha)
- 4,581.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kothara
- LGD code
- 507169
- Pincode
- 370645
- Post office
- Kothara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,670
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,685
- Households
- 1,069
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 916
- Literacy rate
- 67.0%
- Coordinates
- 23.13300°N, 68.93200°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kachchh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandvi
- Member of Parliament
- Vinodbhai Chavda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aniruddha Bhailal Dave
- Block / Mandal
- Abdasa
- Nearest PHC
- Life Care Clinic (42.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- West Port (76.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kothara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar379 kmcapital
- Mumbai609 km
- Delhi1028 km
- Hyderabad1183 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKothara1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovarment Hospital KOTHARA<1 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kothara
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Villages near Kothara
Other villages in Abdasa mandal
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- Vayor
- Mothala
- Vinjhan
- Suthari
- Dumra
- Varadiya
- Tera
- Ber Moti
- Rampar
- Sandhan
- Khirsara(Kothara)
- Naredi
- Bitta
- Nundhatad
- Lala
- Vanku
- Khirsara (Vinjhan)
- Gadhvala Vada
- Sudadhro Moti
- Jana-Kosa
- Charopdi Moti
- Reladiya Manjal
- Rava
- Butta (Abdawali)
- Bandiya
- Arikhana
- Raydhanjar
- Vadapaddhar
- Vagapaddhar
- Dhufi Moti
- Prajau
- Lathedi
- Sindhodi Moti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)