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About Bhagwanpur Kotwa Village

Bhagwanpur Kotwa is one of the larger villages in Ghorasahan tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,016, made up of 3,712 males and 3,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Bhagwanpur Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwanpur Kotwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Ghorasahan
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 7,016
Male Population 3,712
Female Population 3,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhagwanpur Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwanpur Kotwa is the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,726 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Bhagwanpur Kotwa

Bhagwanpur Kotwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhagwanpur Kotwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagwanpur Kotwa from other places

Bhagwanpur Kotwa lies about 37 km from Purba Champaran. 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 Bhagwanpur Kotwa
Nearest town Raxaul 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorasahan 33 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 37 km

Villages closest to Bhagwanpur Kotwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwanpur Kotwa village had a population of 7,016. That makes it the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,726 residents.

Bhagwanpur Kotwa village has 3,712 males and 3,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwanpur Kotwa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Bhagwanpur Kotwa covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhagwanpur Kotwa falls under Ghorasahan tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Bhagwanpur Kotwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Bhagwanpur Kotwa is about 37 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwanpur Kotwa is in Ghorasahan tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Raxaul is about 1.7 km away. Ghorasahan is about 33 km away. Purba Champaran is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laukhan (2.4 km), Champapur Ghughua Khap (9.2 km) and Champapur Koiriya (9.2 km).

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

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