About Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa Village

Ghorasahan Urf 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 15,993, made up of 8,351 males and 7,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares.

Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Ghorasahan
Area (hectares)	462 hectares
Population	15,993
Male Population	8,351
Female Population	7,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,726 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa

Ghorasahan Urf 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 Ghorasahan Urf 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 Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa from other places

Ghorasahan Urf 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 Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa
Tehsil headquarters	Ghorasahan	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bairāgnia	17 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	37 km

Villages closest to Ghorasahan Urf 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.

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Common questions about Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa village had a population of 15,993. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,726 residents.

Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa village has 8,351 males and 7,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Ghorasahan Urf 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 Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa.

Ghorasahan Urf 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.

Ghorasahan Urf Kotwa is in Ghorasahan tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Ghorasahan is about under 2 km away. Bairāgnia is about 17 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 Kotwa Urf Ghorasahan (under 2 km), Siripur Urf Bhagwanpur (14 km) and Barwa Kalan (15 km).

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