# Kothia Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Kothia

Kothia is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847306**. The 2011 Census counted **10,199 people in 2,009 households**, the 4th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 10,199people (2011)
- 2,009households
- 51.7%literacy
- 847306PIN code

## Kothia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothia is 847306.** Kothia falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847306
- Gram panchayatKothia
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226890

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

## How far is Kothia from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)15 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 Kothia?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kothia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raiaam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bataul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Kothia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Kothia

Of every 100 households in Kothia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothia · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**32%

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 Kothia?

■ Kothia · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**929

Working population ****26.4%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 41.6% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 515 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 475 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 650 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,036 (38%)

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 Keotiranway

- Naya Gaon16,690 people
- Lalganj urf Badh14,370 people
- Chhatwan11,054 people
- Barahi9,343 people
- Madhopatti Raghauli9,153 people
- Asraha8,499 people
- Keoti Ranwe8,273 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothia?847306
- How far is Kothia from Darbhanga?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kothia?10,199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothia in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kothia?51.7% (Census 2011)