About Kothuwa Village

Kothuwa is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 422 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.28 hectares hectares.

Kothuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothuwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Kochas
Area (hectares)	145.28 hectares
Population	850
Male Population	422
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kothuwa is the 68th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 145.28 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kothuwa

Kothuwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothuwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothuwa from other places

Kothuwa lies about 59 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, 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 Kothuwa
Tehsil headquarters	Kochas	9.6 km
Nearest town	Nokha	16 km
Nearest railway station	Khairadih Halt	16 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	59 km

Villages closest to Kothuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothuwa village had a population of 850. That makes it the 68th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Kothuwa village has 422 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothuwa has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Kothuwa covers 145.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothuwa falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kothuwa is Khairadih Halt, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kothuwa is about 59 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothuwa is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 9.6 km away. Nokha is about 16 km away. Khairadih Halt is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.