# Kotawa Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Kotawa

Kotawa is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,168 people in 297 households**, the 97th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,168people (2011)
- 297households
- 63.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotawa

Of every 100 households in Kotawa in 2011, 9 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kotawa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****55%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****87%**

**84%

Television ****32%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kotawa?

■ Kotawa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**924

Working population ****40.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 47.1% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 378 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (8%) · **■** Marginal 417 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Machhlishahr

- Tekari2,192 people
- Kharuawan2,191 people
- Aruawan2,177 people
- Kodahon2,171 people
- Gohka2,166 people
- Karaur2,134 people
- Sarokhanpur2,133 people
- Madhupur2,131 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotawa?2,168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotawa in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotawa?63.7% (Census 2011)