About Kotwali Village

Kotwali is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 361 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwali village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	681
Male Population	361
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotwali compares

By the 2011 count Kotwali is the 102nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kotwali

Kotwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotwali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotwali from other places

Kotwali lies about 28 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 8.7 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 Kotwali
Nearest railway station	Tikani	8.7 km
Nearest town	Purāini	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	13 km
District headquarters	Banka	28 km

Villages closest to Kotwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwali village had a population of 681. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Kotwali village has 361 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwali has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kotwali is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwali covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwali falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kotwali is Tikani, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotwali.

Kotwali is about 28 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwali is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 8.7 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Rajaun is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.