# Kotra Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Kotra

Kotra is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 113 households**, the 119th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 577people (2011)
- 113households
- 66.8%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Kotra PIN code and other codes

Kotra falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandadih
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240942

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

## How far is Kotra from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)23 km by road
- Banka (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 Kotra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kotra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Kotra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Kotra

Of every 100 households in Kotra in 2011, 20 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotra · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****10%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Kotra?

■ Kotra · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**943

Working population ****27.7%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 62.3% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 23 (14%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Taiadih612 people
- Nanan605 people
- Bakharda590 people
- Arsanda581 people
- Singhpur572 people
- Bakhtaura564 people
- Sonkhapra526 people
- Khagra519 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotra from Banka?23 km by road
- What is the population of Kotra?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotra in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kotra?66.8% (Census 2011)