# Kothiya Village, Kurtha, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurtha, Arwal 

# Kothiya

Kothiya is a village in Kurtha sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 108 households**, the 47th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 848people (2011)
- 108households
- 60.0%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Kothiya PIN code and other codes

Kothiya falls in Kurtha sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPinjrawan
- Community development blockKurtha
- Census village code260866

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kothiya from nearby towns?

- Kurtha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)23 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kothiya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kothiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurtha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kothiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kothiya

Of every 100 households in Kothiya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothiya · ■ Kurtha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kothiya?

■ Kothiya · ■ Kurtha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**918

Working population ****30.9%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 42.8% for women. 43% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 151 (58%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kurtha

- Koni944 people
- Gangea897 people
- Sura892 people
- Alawalpur849 people
- Gokhulpur836 people
- Mahmadpur814 people
- Bahbalpur812 people
- Utranwan804 people

[All 72 villages in Kurtha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kurtha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kothiya from Arwal?23 km by road
- What is the population of Kothiya?848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothiya in?Arwal district (Kurtha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kothiya?60.0% (Census 2011)