About Kotahpur Village

Kotahpur is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,919, made up of 1,566 males and 1,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854332
Area (hectares)	460 hectares
Population	2,919
Male Population	1,566
Female Population	1,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotahpur compares

By the 2011 count Kotahpur is the 19th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 460 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kotahpur

Kotahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kotahpur from other places

Kotahpur lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 14 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 Kotahpur
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	14 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	17 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km

Villages closest to Kotahpur

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

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Common questions about Kotahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotahpur village had a population of 2,919. That makes it the 19th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Kotahpur village has 1,566 males and 1,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotahpur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kotahpur is 854332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotahpur covers 460 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotahpur falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kotahpur is Gogipothia Halt, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Kotahpur.

Kotahpur is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotahpur is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 14 km away. Shahbazpur is about 14 km away. Kursakatta is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.