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About Kotwa Village

Kotwa is a mid sized village in Dahi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 593 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.07 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dahi
Area (hectares) 482.07 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 593
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa is the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents. Its 482.07 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kotwa

Kotwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kawada, Kharwat, Khatami and Khaydi. 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.

Common questions about Kotwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa village had a population of 1,194. That makes it the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,733 residents.

Kotwa village has 593 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Kotwa covers 482.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotwa falls under Dahi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotwa.

Kotwa is in Dahi tehsil of Dhar 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.

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

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