# Kotawa Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Kotawa

Kotawa is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,781 people in 279 households**, the 275th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,781people (2011)
- 279households
- 68.7%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotawa

Of every 100 households in Kotawa in 2011, 14 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotawa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**80%

Tap water ****52%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**84%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kotawa?

■ Kotawa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**928

Working population ****35.7%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 55.1% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 115 (18%)

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 Maharajganj

- Rampur Mahuawa1,808 people
- Belrai1,793 people
- Belawa1,783 people
- Uska1,782 people
- Allahabad1,779 people
- Malmalia Urf Sirsia1,777 people
- Sonabarasa1,764 people
- Beilia1,760 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotawa?1,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotawa in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotawa?68.7% (Census 2011)