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About Kotia Village

Kotia is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 80 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 42.72 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 80
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
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 Kotia compares

By the 2011 count Kotia is the 253rd 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 42.72 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kotia

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

Kotia lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Kotia
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 24 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Kotia

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.

Common questions about Kotia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotia village had a population of 176. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Kotia village has 80 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotia has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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

Kotia covers 42.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kotia notes the nearest railway station 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 Kotia.

Kotia is about 28 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotia is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 24 km away. Gorakhpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachhaura (1.5 km), Budhana (4.4 km) and Mahuapar Khas (5.2 km).

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

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