Kothwan

Kothwan
Kothawan
Populated place
Map showing Kothwan (#781) in Kothwan CD block
Map showing Kothwan (#781) in Kothwan CD block
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictHardoi
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.895 km2 (2.276 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
5,323
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Kothwan, also spelled Kothawan, is a village and corresponding community development block in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] Located 8 km from the city of Beniganj,[2] Kothwan hosts a Parikrma fair during the month of Phalguna where people gather for worship purposes.[3] Vendors bring various items of merchandise to sell at the fair, including carpets, handloom cloth, glassware, earthen pots, toys, and sweets.[3] Kothwan also hosts a market on Wednesdays and Sundays,[3][2] which involves the sale of miscellaneous products.[3] The main staple foods in Kothwan are wheat and rice.[2] As of 2011, the population of Kothwan is 5,323, in 1,063 households.[1]

Demographic history

The 1961 census recorded an average attendance of about 500 people at the biweekly market in Kothwan.[3] Average attendance of the Parikrma fair was listed as 9,000 people at the time.[3]

The 1981 census recorded Kothwan as having a population of 2,570, in 523 households, and covering an area of 582.36 hectares.[2]

Villages

Kothwan CD block has the following 86 villages:[1]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Ghrohia 1,050.7 6,380
Pipri 1,243.1 4,159
Mamrejpur 849.2 4,175
Newada Lochan 543.8 3,005
Beniganj Dehat 1,267.3 6,352
Sikanderpur 1,423.8 5,374
Umrari 529 3,826
Girdharpur 289 2,194
Sadipur 186.4 1,302
Kursi 207.9 1,744
Muthiya 481.4 4,260
Ant Sant 454.4 4,266
Kauro Kalla 437.4 3,152
Manghgawn 1,773.5 11,562
Ugpur 691 4,612
Kothawan (block headquarters) 589.5 5,323
Gauri 53 562
Nagwa 737.4 5,392
Lalpur 12.2 29
Gegalapur 165.1 1,246
Hulaspur 72.5 388
Laudhora 107.8 881
Maghnapur 70.9 350
Shahpur 104.8 1,082
Govrha 97.7 594
Tewna 404.1 2,775
Beruwa 1,422.3 8,490
Bhdsen 282 1,557
Antwa 771.1 4,701
Farenda 705.7 4,504
Mahmoodpur 129.2 403
Alhawa 431.1 1,437
Mahua Kola 179.1 1,001
Chapar Talla 357.4 1,258
Rampur 334.1 2,775
Kakupur 284.8 2,126
Laudh Khera 34 464
Kulman Khera 51.1 991
Manikapur 91 724
Bhatpurwa 97.6 737
Bahadurpur 145.9 1,029
Dubra 29.4 341
Anandpur 39.7 173
Jarowa 326.4 2,299
Shiupuri 169.6 1,189
Purwa Waji Rao 175.1 1,766
Shyampur 218.7 1,916
Kamalpur 92.2 451
Malhpur 84.8 1,097
Adampur 188.1 1,198
Aema 170.1 554
Paliya Ray Singh 230.3 1,303
Raghunathpur 85.4 127
Bhelawan 52.7 617
Jagdispur 78.2 415
Kakrali 61.5 286
Pirkapur 117.6 1,488
Thana 205.9 1,642
Rampur 35.3 75
Mahmoodpur 57.4 474
Teriya 119.8 1,015
Chuglahar 49.4 117
Mathura Garhi 52 265
Bhengaon 634 3,387
Ashapur 161.6 472
Kalhepur 217.2 1,087
Katghara 181.5 724
Atsaliya Bhour 154.8 640
Harraiya 1,263 4,624
Kansuwa 145.6 801
Barsanda 457.5 2,233
Arkha 53.6 337
Pakra Diwan 66.7 197
Kalyanmal 1,164.2 8,295
Keema 57.4 356
Korori 39.2 421
Fantehpur 359.9 1,070
Bhikhpur Eama 709.8 2,573
Gathiya 288.4 959
Raypur 176.3 843
Shankarpur 201.7 783
Jaitapur 40.9 279
Naramadnapur 354.3 1,269
Harpalpur 177.2 1,481
Janigaon 875.7 5,817
Jugrajpur 231.3 1,011

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 389–406. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi (PDF). 1982. pp. 234–5. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (36 - Hardoi District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 160–1, 168. Retrieved 14 June 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)