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About Kotwa Nilami Village

Kotwa Nilami is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 391 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Nilami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa Nilami village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 391
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
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 Nilami compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa Nilami is the 50th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Kotwa Nilami

Kotwa Nilami is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotwa Nilami 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 Nilami from other places

Kotwa Nilami 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 Nilami
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 4.5 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 4.5 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 4.5 km

Villages closest to Kotwa Nilami

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 Nilami

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa Nilami village had a population of 823. That makes it the 50th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Kotwa Nilami village has 391 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa Nilami has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1114.

Kotwa Nilami covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kotwa Nilami 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 Nilami.

Kotwa Nilami 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 Nilami 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 Khas (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 Nilami today is likely to be higher.

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