Kothwan

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]

Kothwan
Kothawan
Populated place
Map showing Kothwan (#781) in Kothwan CD block
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictHardoi
Area
[1]
 • Total5.895 km2 (2.276 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,323
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

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)
Ghrohia1,050.76,380
Pipri1,243.14,159
Mamrejpur849.24,175
Newada Lochan543.83,005
Beniganj Dehat1,267.36,352
Sikanderpur1,423.85,374
Umrari5293,826
Girdharpur2892,194
Sadipur186.41,302
Kursi207.91,744
Muthiya481.44,260
Ant Sant454.44,266
Kauro Kalla437.43,152
Manghgawn1,773.511,562
Ugpur6914,612
Kothawan (block headquarters)589.55,323
Gauri53562
Nagwa737.45,392
Lalpur12.229
Gegalapur165.11,246
Hulaspur72.5388
Laudhora107.8881
Maghnapur70.9350
Shahpur104.81,082
Govrha97.7594
Tewna404.12,775
Beruwa1,422.38,490
Bhdsen2821,557
Antwa771.14,701
Farenda705.74,504
Mahmoodpur129.2403
Alhawa431.11,437
Mahua Kola179.11,001
Chapar Talla357.41,258
Rampur334.12,775
Kakupur284.82,126
Laudh Khera34464
Kulman Khera51.1991
Manikapur91724
Bhatpurwa97.6737
Bahadurpur145.91,029
Dubra29.4341
Anandpur39.7173
Jarowa326.42,299
Shiupuri169.61,189
Purwa Waji Rao175.11,766
Shyampur218.71,916
Kamalpur92.2451
Malhpur84.81,097
Adampur188.11,198
Aema170.1554
Paliya Ray Singh230.31,303
Raghunathpur85.4127
Bhelawan52.7617
Jagdispur78.2415
Kakrali61.5286
Pirkapur117.61,488
Thana205.91,642
Rampur35.375
Mahmoodpur57.4474
Teriya119.81,015
Chuglahar49.4117
Mathura Garhi52265
Bhengaon6343,387
Ashapur161.6472
Kalhepur217.21,087
Katghara181.5724
Atsaliya Bhour154.8640
Harraiya1,2634,624
Kansuwa145.6801
Barsanda457.52,233
Arkha53.6337
Pakra Diwan66.7197
Kalyanmal1,164.28,295
Keema57.4356
Korori39.2421
Fantehpur359.91,070
Bhikhpur Eama709.82,573
Gathiya288.4959
Raypur176.3843
Shankarpur201.7783
Jaitapur40.9279
Naramadnapur354.31,269
Harpalpur177.21,481
Janigaon875.75,817
Jugrajpur231.31,011

References
  1. "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. 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. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (36 - Hardoi District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. 160–1, 168. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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