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About Kotwa Village

Kotwa is a mid sized village in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,916, made up of 996 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.75 hectares hectares.

Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Tamkuhi Raj
Area (hectares) 120.75 hectares
Population 1,916
Male Population 996
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Kotwa is the 141st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 120.75 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kotwa

Kotwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 from other places

Kotwa lies about 24 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 16 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 town Kataiya 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamkuhi Raj 24 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 Tamkuhi Raj 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 1,916. That makes it the 141st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Kotwa village has 996 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotwa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Kotwa covers 120.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kotwa falls under Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotwa is Panchdeori Halt, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district. Kataiya is about 7.8 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 16 km away. Tamkuhi Raj 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 Gulabrai (under 2 km), Beni Bhar (1.9 km) and Arazi Bhagwanpur (2.0 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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