# Kotwa Village, Tamkuhi Raj, Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Tamkuhi Raj, Kushinagar 

# Kotwa

Kotwa is a village in Tamkuhi Raj sub-district of Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,916 people in 266 households**, the 142nd largest of 372 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,916people (2011)
- 266households
- 71.7%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotwa

Of every 100 households in Kotwa in 2011, 17 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kotwa · ■ Tamkuhi Raj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**83%

Tap water ****97%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**83%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Kotwa?

■ Kotwa · ■ Tamkuhi Raj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**937

Working population ****29.6%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 58.6% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (8%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 83 (15%) · **■** Marginal 389 (68%)

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 Tamkuhi Raj

- Nakataha Basdila1,979 people
- Tarya Lachhiram1,957 people
- Tirama Sahun1,940 people
- Hata1,922 people
- Parsauni1,908 people
- Hafua Jeewan1,906 people
- Bharapatia1,893 people
- Latwa Muralidhar1,891 people

[All 384 villages in Tamkuhi Raj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kushinagar/tamkuhi-raj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotwa?1,916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotwa in?Kushinagar district (Tamkuhi Raj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotwa?71.7% (Census 2011)