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About Kothua Village

Kothua is a large village in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,770, made up of 1,334 males and 1,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares.

Kothua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Piro
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 2,770
Male Population 1,334
Female Population 1,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothua compares

By the 2011 count Kothua is the 24th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kothua

Kothua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kothua from other places

Kothua lies about 8.7 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 29 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 Kothua
Tehsil headquarters Piro 8.7 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Arāria 24 km
Nearest railway station Arariya 29 km

Villages closest to Kothua

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

Common questions about Kothua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothua village had a population of 2,770. That makes it the 24th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Kothua village has 1,334 males and 1,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothua has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Kothua covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kothua falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kothua is Arariya, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kothua.

Kothua is about 8.7 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothua is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. Piro is about 8.7 km away. Bhojpur is about 8.7 km away. Arāria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tar (3.8 km), Lahthan (6.7 km) and Jamuaon (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kothua today is likely to be higher.

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