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About Kotawa Village

Kotawa is a mid sized village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 603 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.24 hectares hectares.

Kotawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 117.24 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 603
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kotawa compares

By the 2011 count Kotawa is the 251st largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 117.24 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kotawa

Kotawa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Kotawa from other places

Kotawa lies about 24 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Mahuawa Khurd, about 9.7 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 Kotawa
Nearest railway station Mahuawa Khurd 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hata 11 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 24 km

Villages closest to Kotawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotawa village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 251st largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Kotawa village has 603 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotawa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Kotawa covers 117.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotawa falls under Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotawa is Mahuawa Khurd, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Kotawa.

Kotawa is about 24 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotawa is in Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district. Mahuawa Khurd is about 9.7 km away. Hata is about 11 km away. Kushinagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotwa (under 2 km), Bharwalia (under 2 km) and Mahulaiya (under 2 km).

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

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