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About Kotiya Village

Kotiya is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 476 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.62 hectares hectares.

Kotiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 211.62 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 476
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kotiya compares

By the 2011 count Kotiya is the 202nd largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 211.62 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kotiya

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

How far is Kotiya from other places

Kotiya lies about 27 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Dheena, 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 Kotiya
Nearest railway station Dheena 3.3 km
Nearest town Zamānia 12 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kotiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotiya village had a population of 949. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Kotiya village has 476 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotiya has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Kotiya covers 211.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotiya falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotiya is Dheena, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Kotiya.

Kotiya is about 27 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotiya is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Dheena is about 3.3 km away. Zamānia is about 12 km away. Ghazipur 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 Khazurhat (7.4 km), Bharaula (7.6 km) and Dhargarpur (9.5 km).

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

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