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About Kothwa Village

Kothwa is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 72 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.18 hectares hectares.

Kothwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 51.18 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 72
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Kothwa compares

By the 2011 count Kothwa is the 298th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 51.18 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kothwa

Kothwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kothwa 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 Kothwa from other places

Kothwa lies about 29 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Kichha, about 7.4 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 Kothwa
Nearest town Rudrapur 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Kichha 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 29 km
District headquarters Ballia 29 km

Villages closest to Kothwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothwa village had a population of 134. That makes it the 298th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Kothwa village has 72 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothwa has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Kothwa covers 51.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothwa falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothwa is Kichha, about 7.4 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 Kothwa.

Kothwa is about 29 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothwa is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Rudrapur is about 6.5 km away. Kichha is about 7.4 km away. Rasra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothiya (under 2 km), Mahrajpur (1.9 km) and Fattehpur (3.0 km).

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

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