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About Khotha Village

Khotha is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 741 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khotha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273406
Area (hectares) 64.5 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 741
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Khotha compares

By the 2011 count Khotha is the 101st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 64.5 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Khotha

Khotha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khotha 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 Khotha from other places

Khotha lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 15 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 Khotha
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Jagatbela 15 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Khotha

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 Khotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Khotha village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 101st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Khotha village has 741 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khotha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Khotha is 273406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khotha covers 64.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khotha is Jagatbela, about 15 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 Khotha.

Khotha is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khotha is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 3.3 km away. Jagatbela is about 15 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi Urf Jitbankat (under 2 km), Sahaspur (under 2 km) and Tekwar (under 2 km).

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

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