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About Kotila Village

Kotila is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 132 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.19 hectares hectares.

Kotila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 33.19 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 132
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotila compares

By the 2011 count Kotila is the 421st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 33.19 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kotila

Kotila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotila as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Kotila from other places

Kotila lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, about 13 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 Kotila
Nearest railway station Nima Gopalpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 21 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Kotila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotila village had a population of 268. That makes it the 421st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Kotila village has 132 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotila has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Kotila covers 33.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotila falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotila is Nima Gopalpur, about 13 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 and private bus service as Available for Kotila.

Kotila is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotila is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 13 km away. Shahganj is about 21 km away. Shāhganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samodhpur (under 2 km), Launda (1.6 km) and Usraully (1.6 km).

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

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