About Kotha Village

Kotha is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 97 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 753 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Sahjanwa
Pincode	273209
Area (hectares)	16.61 hectares
Population	170
Male Population	97
Female Population	73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	753
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotha compares

By the 2011 count Kotha is the 257th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 16.61 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kotha

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

Kotha lies about 12 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 2.9 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 Kotha
Nearest railway station	Jagatbela	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sahjanwa	5.2 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	12 km

Villages closest to Kotha

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

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Common questions about Kotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotha village had a population of 170. That makes it the 257th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Kotha village has 97 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotha has about 753 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kotha is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotha covers 16.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotha falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotha is Jagatbela, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance for Kotha.

Kotha is about 12 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotha is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about 2.9 km away. Sahjanwa is about 5.2 km away. Gorakhpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.