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About Kotva Village

Kotva is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 391 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273407
Area (hectares) 61.69 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 391
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotva compares

By the 2011 count Kotva is the 254th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 61.69 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kotva

Kotva is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotva as Available within 10+ 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 Kotva from other places

Kotva lies about 50 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 35 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 Kotva
Nearest town Jalālpur 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 33 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 35 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 50 km

Villages closest to Kotva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotva village had a population of 799. That makes it the 254th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Kotva village has 391 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotva has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kotva is 273407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotva covers 61.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotva falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotva is Maghar, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotva.

Kotva is about 50 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotva is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jalālpur is about 32 km away. Khajni is about 33 km away. Maghar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotiya Ur Girdhapur (under 2 km), Bahadurpur Khurd (4.6 km) and Gaya Ghat (6.2 km).

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

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