# Kothua Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/kothua/ Village · Piro, Bhojpur # Kothua Kothua is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,770 people in 460 households**, the 25th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%. - 2,770people (2011) - 460households - 66.2%literacy - 1,076females per 1,000 males ## Kothua PIN code and other codes Kothua falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKothaun - Community development blockPiro - Census village code247332 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothua from nearby towns? - Piro (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)58 km by road - Piro (nearest town)18 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 Kothua? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kothua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jitaura Jangal Mahal - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river 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 Kothua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Kothua Of every 100 households in Kothua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kothua · ■ Piro rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****19%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **62% Television ****6%** **13% Mobile phone ****61%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kothua? ■ Kothua · ■ Piro rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **70.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115** **919 Working population ****17.0%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 54.1% for women. 27% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (40%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (8%) · **■** Marginal 198 (42%) 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 Piro - Sahejani2,958 people - Telar2,930 people - Tilath2,886 people - Bharsar2,861 people - Rajeyan2,561 people - Pachrukhia2,464 people - Angra2,384 people - Pachman2,344 people [All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kothua from Arrah?58 km by road - What is the population of Kothua?2,770 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothua in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kothua?66.2% (Census 2011)