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About Kothwa Village

Kothwa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 285 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 212161
Area (hectares) 47.3 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 285
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Kothwa compares

By the 2011 count Kothwa is the 586th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 47.3 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 965.

Getting to Kothwa

The census records public bus service for Kothwa 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 Kothwa from other places

Kothwa lies about 61 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 2.4 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 railway station Uska Bazar 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 12 km
Nearest town Bānsi 20 km
District headquarters Basti 61 km

Villages closest to Kothwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 539. That makes it the 586th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kothwa village has 285 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothwa has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kothwa is 212161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothwa covers 47.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kothwa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothwa is Uska Bazar, about 2.4 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 Kothwa.

Kothwa is about 61 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothwa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 2.4 km away. Harraiya is about 12 km away. Bānsi 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 Sumahi (under 2 km), Sarnagi (under 2 km) and Usaka (under 2 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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