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About Kotiya Village

Kotiya is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 204 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 44.33 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 204
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotiya compares

By the 2011 count Kotiya is the 277th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 44.33 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kotiya

Kotiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kotiya from other places

Kotiya lies about 27 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Domingarh 26 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Kotiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansgaon 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 455. That makes it the 277th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Kotiya village has 204 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotiya has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kotiya is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotiya covers 44.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotiya falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotiya is Domingarh, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kotiya.

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

Kotiya is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 4.2 km away. Domingarh is about 26 km away. Gorakhpur 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 Siswa Urf Siwa (under 2 km), Babhanauli (under 2 km) and Saharua (under 2 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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