Kotwa
{{for|the town in Zimbabwe|Kotwa, Zimbabwe}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kotwa
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| settlement_type = Census town
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Varanasi district
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Varanasi
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| government_type = Municipal corporation
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 12411
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = UP
| website = {{URL|up.gov.in}}
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Kotwa is a census town in the Varanasi district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics
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{{bar percent|Islam|#009000|80.76}}
{{bar percent|Hinduism|orange|18.29}}
{{bar percent|Christianity|#9955BB|0.88}}
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{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Kotwa had a population of 12,411. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kotwa has an average literacy rate of 39%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 47%, and female literacy is 30%. In Kotwa, 23% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
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{{Varanasi}}
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Category:Census towns in Varanasi district
Category:Cities and towns in Varanasi district
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