About Kotwa Village

Kotwa is a large village in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,463, made up of 2,303 males and 2,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845458, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Paharpur
Pincode	845458
Area (hectares)	336.7 hectares
Population	4,463
Male Population	2,303
Female Population	2,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa is the 11th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 336.7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Kotwa

Kotwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Indarwabhar, Inglish, Kamal Pipra and Khairwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kotwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa village had a population of 4,463. That makes it the 11th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Kotwa village has 2,303 males and 2,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Kotwa is 845458. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwa covers 336.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwa falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Kotwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotwa.

Kotwa is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.