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About Kotgaon Village

Kotgaon is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,000, made up of 1,994 males and 2,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotgaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222203
Area (hectares) 417.76 hectares
Population 4,000
Male Population 1,994
Female Population 2,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kotgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kotgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 417.76 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Kotgaon

The census records public bus service for Kotgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotgaon from other places

Kotgaon lies about 31 km from Jaunpur. 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 Kotgaon
Nearest town Bhadohi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Kotgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotgaon village had a population of 4,000. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Kotgaon village has 1,994 males and 2,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotgaon has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kotgaon is 222203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotgaon covers 417.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotgaon falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kotgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotgaon.

Kotgaon is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotgaon is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bhadohi is about 10 km away. Mariahu is about 13 km away. Jaunpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghoram Patti (under 2 km), Hajipur (under 2 km) and Kajipur (under 2 km).

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

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