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About Kotwa Village

Kotwa is a mid sized village in Haidergarh tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 631 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.105 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Haidergarh
Area (hectares) 113.105 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 631
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa is the 158th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,564 residents. Its 113.105 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

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

How far is Kotwa from other places

Kotwa lies about 15 km from Barabanki, and the nearest railway station is Rafinagar, about under 2 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 Rafinagar under 2 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Haidergarh 15 km
District headquarters Barabanki 15 km

Villages closest to Kotwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haidergarh 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 1,258. That makes it the 158th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,564 residents.

Kotwa village has 631 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Kotwa covers 113.105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwa falls under Haidergarh tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotwa is Rafinagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotwa.

Kotwa is about 15 km from Barabanki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwa is in Haidergarh tehsil of Barabanki district. Rafinagar is about under 2 km away. Nawābganj is about 13 km away. Haidergarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairam Pur (2.6 km), Naipura (3.4 km) and Datauli Chanda (4.5 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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