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Kothwan Kothawan
Populated place
Map showing Kothwan (#781) in Kothwan CD block
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Hardoi
Area
• Total	5.895 km (2.276 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,323
• Density	900/km (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

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

Demographic history

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

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

Villages

Kothwan CD block has the following 86 villages:

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

• Villages in Hardoi district