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About Kotakhas Village

Kotakhas is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,797, made up of 916 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.18 hectares hectares.

Kotakhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotakhas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Area (hectares) 270.18 hectares
Population 1,797
Male Population 916
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotakhas compares

By the 2011 count Kotakhas is the 62nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 270.18 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Kotakhas

Kotakhas is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotakhas as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotakhas from other places

Kotakhas lies about 16 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 5.5 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 Kotakhas
Nearest railway station Kulwa 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 7.6 km
District headquarters Aligarh 16 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 16 km

Villages closest to Kotakhas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotakhas village had a population of 1,797. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Kotakhas village has 916 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotakhas has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Kotakhas covers 270.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotakhas falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotakhas is Kulwa, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotakhas.

Kotakhas is about 16 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotakhas is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Kulwa is about 5.5 km away. Gabhana is about 7.6 km away. Aligarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samastpurkota (under 2 km), Bahadurpur Kota (under 2 km) and Sumerpur (under 2 km).

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

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