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About Kotwa Khem Village

Kotwa Khem is a small village in Phulwaria tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 139 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwa Khem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa Khem village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Phulwaria
Pincode 841436
Area (hectares) 29.1 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 139
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotwa Khem compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa Khem is the 84th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 29.1 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kotwa Khem

Kotwa Khem is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotwa Khem as Available within 10+ 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotwa Khem from other places

Kotwa Khem lies about 61 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Chhata Aschaura, about 16 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 Kotwa Khem
Nearest town Maniar 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwaria 10 km
Nearest railway station Chhata Aschaura 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 61 km

Villages closest to Kotwa Khem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa Khem village had a population of 257. That makes it the 84th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Kotwa Khem village has 139 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa Khem has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kotwa Khem is 841436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwa Khem covers 29.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwa Khem falls under Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kotwa Khem is Chhata Aschaura, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotwa Khem.

Kotwa Khem is about 61 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwa Khem is in Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district. Maniar is about 4.2 km away. Phulwaria is about 10 km away. Chhata Aschaura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangha (5.5 km), Rajpur (6.8 km) and Shahpur Batraha (7.3 km).

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

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