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About Kotha Village

Kotha is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 351 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.15 hectares hectares.

Kotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 41.15 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 351
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotha compares

By the 2011 count Kotha is the 354th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 41.15 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Kotha

Kotha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kotha from other places

Kotha lies about 36 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilpur, about 4.1 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 Kotha
Nearest railway station Bilpur 4.1 km
Nearest town Mīrānpur Katra 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 16 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 36 km

Villages closest to Kotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotha village had a population of 646. That makes it the 354th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Kotha village has 351 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotha has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 855.

Kotha covers 41.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kotha falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotha is Bilpur, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotha.

Kotha is about 36 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotha is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Bilpur is about 4.1 km away. Mīrānpur Katra is about 6.8 km away. Tilhar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhekhampur (under 2 km), Behata Muradpur (under 2 km) and Bhanpura (1.7 km).

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

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