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About Kotwa Village

Kotwa is a mid sized village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 287 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224835, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Jalalpur
Pincode 224835
Area (hectares) 53.13 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 287
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa is the 247th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents. Its 53.13 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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 - 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 Kotwa from other places

Kotwa lies about 38 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khorason Road, about 19 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 Khorason Road 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 24 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 24 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Kotwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalpur 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 542. That makes it the 247th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents.

Kotwa village has 287 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kotwa is 224835. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwa covers 53.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwa falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotwa is Khorason Road, about 19 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 Kotwa.

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

Kotwa is in Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Khorason Road is about 19 km away. Jalalpur is about 24 km away. Jalālpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daudpur (under 2 km), Marhara (4.1 km) and Molnapur (5.4 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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