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:
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
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