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About Kothiya Village

Kothiya is a large village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,432 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.97 hectares hectares.

Kothiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 254.97 hectares
Population 2,679
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kothiya compares

By the 2011 count Kothiya is the 60th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 254.97 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kothiya

The census records public bus service for Kothiya as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothiya from other places

Kothiya 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 Kothiya
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 Kothiya

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 Kothiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothiya village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the 60th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Kothiya village has 1,432 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothiya has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Kothiya covers 254.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kothiya is Kichha, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance for Kothiya.

Kothiya 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.

Kothiya 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 Kothwa (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 Kothiya today is likely to be higher.

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