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About Kotwa Village

Kotwa is one of the larger villages in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,100, made up of 4,863 males and 4,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.63 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 279.63 hectares
Population 9,100
Male Population 4,863
Female Population 4,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 279.63 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kotwa

Kotwa 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 Kotwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotwa from other places

Kotwa lies about 18 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 3.4 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 Kotwa
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 3.4 km
District headquarters Allahabad 18 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 20 km

Villages closest to Kotwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa village had a population of 9,100. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Kotwa village has 4,863 males and 4,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Kotwa covers 279.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kotwa falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotwa is Ramnathpur, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotwa.

Kotwa is about 18 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwa is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Ramnathpur is about 3.4 km away. Allahabad is about 18 km away. Prayagraj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lilapur Khurd (under 2 km), Dhanaechaatter Sueya Malkhanpu (under 2 km) and Katwarupur (2.3 km).

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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