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About Kotwardih Village

Kotwardih is a mid sized village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 373 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 373
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotwardih compares

By the 2011 count Kotwardih is the 38th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kotwardih

Kotwardih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotwardih as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotwardih from other places

Kotwardih lies about 12 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, about 1.9 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 Kotwardih
Nearest railway station Urwan 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 5.5 km
District headquarters Kodarma 12 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 12 km

Villages closest to Kotwardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwardih village had a population of 738. That makes it the 38th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Kotwardih village has 373 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwardih has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kotwardih is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwardih covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotwardih falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kotwardih is Urwan, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotwardih.

Kotwardih is about 12 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwardih is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Urwan is about 1.9 km away. Chandwara is about 5.5 km away. Kodarma is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadni (2.6 km), Jogidih (2.8 km) and Barkikaraunjia (3.2 km).

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

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