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About Kotaha Village

Kotaha is a large village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,416, made up of 1,278 males and 1,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212303
Area (hectares) 111.04 hectares
Population 2,416
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kotaha compares

By the 2011 count Kotaha is the 66th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 111.04 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kotaha

Kotaha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotaha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotaha from other places

Kotaha lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 3.8 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 Kotaha
Nearest railway station Meja Road 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 7.0 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 38 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km

Villages closest to Kotaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotaha village had a population of 2,416. That makes it the 66th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Kotaha village has 1,278 males and 1,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotaha has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kotaha is 212303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotaha covers 111.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kotaha falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotaha is Meja Road, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kotaha.

Kotaha is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotaha is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about 3.8 km away. Meja is about 7.0 km away. Gyānpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surwa Dalapur (under 2 km), Jagepur (under 2 km) and Bisahijan Kala (2.0 km).

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

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