About Kotia Village

Kotia is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,904, made up of 894 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

How Kotia compares

By the 2011 count Kotia is the 23rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Kotia

Kotia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotia as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotia from other places

Kotia lies about 40 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Nonapar, about 11 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.

Villages closest to Kotia

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

• Karmanpur under 2 km
• Chhitauna under 2 km
• Chakhni under 2 km
• Barachap under 2 km
• Ahiapur under 2 km
• Sukhlal Chhapar under 2 km

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.