About Kotwara Village

Kotwara is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,030, made up of 1,062 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Pincode	824125
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	2,030
Male Population	1,062
Female Population	968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
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 Kotwara compares

By the 2011 count Kotwara is the 36th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kotwara

Kotwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotwara 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 Kotwara from other places

Kotwara lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about under 2 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 Kotwara
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	7.5 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	21 km

Villages closest to Kotwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwara village had a population of 2,030. That makes it the 36th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Kotwara village has 1,062 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwara has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kotwara is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwara covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwara falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kotwara is Dev Road Halt, about under 2 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 Kotwara.

Kotwara is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwara is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about under 2 km away. Rafiganj is about 7.5 km away. Aurangabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.