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About Kothawan Village

Kothawan is a large village in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,201, made up of 1,674 males and 1,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Pincode 801105
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 3,201
Male Population 1,674
Female Population 1,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kothawan compares

By the 2011 count Kothawan is the 14th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kothawan

The census records public bus service for Kothawan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothawan from other places

Kothawan lies about 29 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Khusropur, about 5.8 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 Kothawan
Nearest railway station Khusropur 5.8 km
Nearest town Fatwa 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinapur Cum Khagaul 29 km
District headquarters Patna 29 km

Villages closest to Kothawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinapur Cum Khagaul 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 Kothawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothawan village had a population of 3,201. That makes it the 14th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Kothawan village has 1,674 males and 1,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothawan has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kothawan is 801105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothawan covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kothawan falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kothawan is Khusropur, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kothawan.

Kothawan is about 29 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothawan is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Khusropur is about 5.8 km away. Fatwa is about 10 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur (25 km), Sandalpur (26 km) and Shankarpur Khas (27 km).

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

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