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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Kothwan
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| other_name              = Kothawan
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| settlement_type         = Populated place
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| image_map               = Kothwan block map.png
| map_caption             = Map showing Kothwan (#781) in Kothwan CD block
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Hardoi district|Hardoi]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_footnotes          = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
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| area_total_km2          = 5.895
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| population_total        = 5323
| population_as_of        = 2011
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| population_footnotes    = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
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| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
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'''Kothwan''', also spelled '''Kothawan''', is a village and corresponding [[community development block]] in [[Hardoi district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=389–406 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0924_PART_A_DCHB_HARDOI.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Located 8&nbsp;km from the city of [[Beniganj]],<ref name="Census 1981">{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Hardoi |date=1982 |pages=234–5 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1229/1/27831_1981_HAR.pdf |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Kothwan hosts a Parikrma fair during the month of [[Phalguna]] where people gather for worship purposes.<ref name="Census 1961">{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (36 - Hardoi District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |pages=160–1, 168 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/987/1/22855_1961_HAR.pdf |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Vendors bring various items of merchandise to sell at the fair, including carpets, handloom cloth, glassware, earthen pots, toys, and sweets.<ref name="Census 1961"/> Kothwan also hosts a market on Wednesdays and Sundays,<ref name="Census 1961"/><ref name="Census 1981"/> which involves the sale of miscellaneous products.<ref name="Census 1961"/> The main staple foods in Kothwan are wheat and rice.<ref name="Census 1981"/> As of 2011, the population of Kothwan is 5,323, in 1,063 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>
== Demographic history ==
The [[1961 Census of India|1961 census]] recorded an average attendance of about 500 people at the biweekly market in Kothwan.<ref name="Census 1961"/> Average attendance of the Parikrma fair was listed as 9,000 people at the time.<ref name="Census 1961"/>
The [[1981 Census of India|1981 census]] recorded Kothwan as having a population of 2,570, in 523 households, and covering an area of 582.36 [[hectare]]s.<ref name="Census 1981"/>
== Villages ==
Kothwan CD block has the following 86 villages:<ref name="Census 2011"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Village name
! Total land area (hectares)
! Population (in 2011)
|-
| [[Ghrohia]] || 1,050.7 || 6,380
|-
| [[Pipri, Kothwan|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, Kothwan|Sikanderpur]] || 1,423.8 || 5,374
|-
| [[Umrari]] || 529 || 3,826
|-
| [[Girdharpur, Hardoi|Girdharpur]] || 289 || 2,194
|-
| [[Sadipur]] || 186.4 || 1,302
|-
| [[Kursi, Hardoi|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, Hardoi|Gauri]] || 53 || 562
|-
| [[Nagwa, Hardoi|Nagwa]] || 737.4 || 5,392
|-
| [[Lalpur, Kothwan|Lalpur]] || 12.2 || 29
|-
| [[Gegalapur]] || 165.1 || 1,246
|-
| [[Hulaspur]] || 72.5 || 388
|-
| [[Laudhora]] || 107.8 || 881
|-
| [[Maghnapur]] || 70.9 || 350
|-
| [[Shahpur, Kothwan|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, Kothwan (census code 140976)|Mahmoodpur]] || 129.2 || 403
|-
| [[Alhawa]] || 431.1 || 1,437
|-
| [[Mahua Kola]] || 179.1 || 1,001
|-
| [[Chapar Talla]] || 357.4 || 1,258
|-
| [[Rampur, Kothwan (census code 140800)|Rampur]] || 334.1 || 2,775
|-
| [[Kakupur]] || 284.8 || 2,126
|-
| [[Laudh Khera]] || 34 || 464
|-
| [[Kulman Khera]] || 51.1 || 991
|-
| [[Manikapur, Kothwan|Manikapur]] || 91 || 724
|-
| [[Bhatpurwa]] || 97.6 || 737
|-
| [[Bahadurpur, Hardoi|Bahadurpur]] || 145.9 || 1,029
|-
| [[Dubra, Hardoi|Dubra]] || 29.4 || 341
|-
| [[Anandpur, Hardoi|Anandpur]] || 39.7 || 173
|-
| [[Jarowa]] || 326.4 || 2,299
|-
| [[Shiupuri]] || 169.6 || 1,189
|-
| [[Purwa Waji Rao]] || 175.1 || 1,766
|-
| [[Shyampur, Kothwan|Shyampur]] || 218.7 || 1,916
|-
| [[Kamalpur, Kothwan|Kamalpur]] || 92.2 || 451
|-
| [[Malhpur]] || 84.8 || 1,097
|-
| [[Adampur, Kothwan|Adampur]] || 188.1 || 1,198
|-
| [[Aema]] || 170.1 || 554
|-
| [[Paliya Ray Singh]] || 230.3 || 1,303
|-
| [[Raghunathpur, Hardoi|Raghunathpur]] || 85.4 || 127
|-
| [[Bhelawan]] || 52.7 || 617
|-
| [[Jagdispur, Kothwan|Jagdispur]] || 78.2 || 415
|-
| [[Kakrali, Hardoi|Kakrali]] || 61.5 || 286
|-
| [[Pirkapur]] || 117.6 || 1,488
|-
| [[Thana, Hardoi|Thana]] || 205.9 || 1,642
|-
| [[Rampur, Kothwan (census code 140824)|Rampur]] || 35.3 || 75
|-
| [[Mahmoodpur, Kothwan (census code 140825)|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, Kothwan|Katghara]] || 181.5 || 724
|-
| [[Atsaliya Bhour]] || 154.8 || 640
|-
| [[Harraiya, Kothwan|Harraiya]] || 1,263 || 4,624
|-
| [[Kansuwa]] || 145.6 || 801
|-
| [[Barsanda]] || 457.5 || 2,233
|-
| [[Arkha, Hardoi|Arkha]] || 53.6 || 337
|-
| [[Pakra Diwan]] || 66.7 || 197
|-
| [[Kalyanmal]] || 1,164.2 || 8,295
|-
| [[Keema, Hardoi|Keema]] || 57.4 || 356
|-
| [[Korori]] || 39.2 || 421
|-
| [[Fantehpur]] || 359.9 || 1,070
|-
| [[Bhikhpur Eama]] || 709.8 || 2,573
|-
| [[Gathiya, Hardoi|Gathiya]] || 288.4 || 959
|-
| [[Raypur, Hardoi|Raypur]] || 176.3 || 843
|-
| [[Shankarpur, Kothwan|Shankarpur]] || 201.7 || 783
|-
| [[Jaitapur, Hardoi|Jaitapur]] || 40.9 || 279
|-
| [[Naramadnapur]] || 354.3 || 1,269
|-
| [[Harpalpur, Kothwan|Harpalpur]] || 177.2 || 1,481
|-
| [[Janigaon]] || 875.7 || 5,817
|-
| [[Jugrajpur]] || 231.3 || 1,011
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Hardoi district}}
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[[Category:Villages in Hardoi district]]