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About Kotwa Khas Village

Kotwa Khas is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,364, made up of 632 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa Khas village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 1,364
Male Population 632
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotwa Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa Khas is the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Kotwa Khas

Kotwa Khas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotwa Khas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kotwa Khas from other places

Kotwa Khas lies about 4.5 km from Gopalganj. 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 Kotwa Khas
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 4.5 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 4.5 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 4.5 km

Villages closest to Kotwa Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 Kotwa Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa Khas village had a population of 1,364. That makes it the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Kotwa Khas village has 632 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa Khas has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Kotwa Khas covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwa Khas falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Kotwa Khas notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kotwa Khas.

Kotwa Khas is about 4.5 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwa Khas is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Katiya is about 4.5 km away. Gopalganj is about 4.5 km away. Gopālganj is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotwa Nilami (under 2 km), Burhia Bari (3.7 km) and Barwa (4.1 km).

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

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