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About Kotwa Village

Kotwa is a large village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,095, made up of 1,083 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.6 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 176.6 hectares
Population 2,095
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa is the 143rd largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 176.6 hectares work out to about 12 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 Kotwa

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

How far is Kotwa from other places

Kotwa 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 Kotwa
Nearest railway station Mahuawa Khurd 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hata 11 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 24 km

Villages closest to Kotwa

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 Kotwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa village had a population of 2,095. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Kotwa village has 1,083 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Kotwa covers 176.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotwa is Mahuawa Khurd, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kotwa 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.

Kotwa 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 Kotawa (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 Kotwa today is likely to be higher.

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