Skip to main content

About Kotwa Kalan Village

Kotwa Kalan is a large village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,552, made up of 1,331 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.9 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Area (hectares) 273.9 hectares
Population 2,552
Male Population 1,331
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa Kalan is the 53rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 273.9 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kotwa Kalan

Kotwa Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotwa Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotwa Kalan from other places

Kotwa Kalan 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Rafinagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 13 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 13 km
District headquarters Barabanki 15 km

Villages closest to Kotwa Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa Kalan village had a population of 2,552. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Kotwa Kalan village has 1,331 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa Kalan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Kotwa Kalan covers 273.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwa Kalan falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotwa Kalan is Rafinagar, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotwa Kalan.

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

The closest recorded villages are Nainamau (under 2 km), Bhayara (2.6 km) and Heerpur (3.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All