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About Kotwa Village

Kotwa is a mid sized village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 647 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.37 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 31.37 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 647
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 105th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 31.37 hectares work out to about 39 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 947.

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. The nearest villages by name are Kodpura, Kohdadari Nizamat, Kol Dumrria and Kol Kala. 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 1,213. That makes it the 105th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Kotwa village has 647 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Kotwa covers 31.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kotwa falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotwa.

Kotwa is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia 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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