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About Kotwa Kalan Village

Kotwa Kalan is a large village in Padrauna tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,438, made up of 2,243 males and 2,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Padrauna
Pincode 274305
Area (hectares) 471.26 hectares
Population 4,438
Male Population 2,243
Female Population 2,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa Kalan is the 59th largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 471.26 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kotwa Kalan

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

Kotwa Kalan lies about 34 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Khushal Nagar, about 4.5 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Khushal Nagar 4.5 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Padrauna 28 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 34 km

Villages closest to Kotwa Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotwa Kalan village had a population of 4,438. That makes it the 59th largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Kotwa Kalan village has 2,243 males and 2,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa Kalan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kotwa Kalan is 274305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotwa Kalan covers 471.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotwa Kalan falls under Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotwa Kalan is Khushal Nagar, about 4.5 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kotwa Kalan.

Kotwa Kalan is about 34 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotwa Kalan is in Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district. Khushal Nagar is about 4.5 km away. Mahārāganj is about 22 km away. Padrauna 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 Barawapurdil (under 2 km), Barhwalia Buzurg (under 2 km) and Narainpur (4.0 km).

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

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