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About Kotwalpur Village

Kotwalpur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 245 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272127
Area (hectares) 35.56 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 245
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
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 Kotwalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kotwalpur is the 700th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 35.56 hectares work out to about 13 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 Kotwalpur

Kotwalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotwalpur 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 Kotwalpur from other places

Kotwalpur lies about 74 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 7.0 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 Kotwalpur
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 24 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 27 km
District headquarters Basti 74 km

Villages closest to Kotwalpur

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 Kotwalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwalpur village had a population of 448. That makes it the 700th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kotwalpur village has 245 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwalpur has about 829 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 Kotwalpur is 272127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwalpur covers 35.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotwalpur is Purandarpur, about 7.0 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 Kotwalpur.

Kotwalpur is about 74 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwalpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Purandarpur is about 7.0 km away. Harraiya is about 24 km away. Nautanwa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukraha (under 2 km), Gajpur (under 2 km) and Akhanpur (1.7 km).

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

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