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About Koilsa Village

Koilsa is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 429 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.85 hectares hectares.

Koilsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koilsa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 10.85 hectares
Population 821
Male Population 429
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Koilsa compares

By the 2011 count Koilsa is the 146th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 10.85 hectares work out to about 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Koilsa

Koilsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Koilsa as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koilsa from other places

Koilsa lies about 158 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chaukhandi, about 3.3 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 Koilsa
Nearest railway station Chaukhandi 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 17 km
Nearest town Varanasi 20 km
District headquarters Basti 158 km

Villages closest to Koilsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koilsa village had a population of 821. That makes it the 146th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Koilsa village has 429 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koilsa has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Koilsa covers 10.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Koilsa falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Koilsa is Chaukhandi, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Koilsa is about 158 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koilsa is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Chaukhandi is about 3.3 km away. Bhanpur is about 17 km away. Varanasi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotia (under 2 km), Hathiyawan (under 2 km) and Rampur (2.9 km).

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

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