# Kotma Village, Manigachhi, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Manigachhi, Darbhanga 

# Kotma

Kotma is a village in Manigachhi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847423**. The 2011 Census counted **2,888 people in 699 households**, the 25th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.

- 2,888people (2011)
- 699households
- 48.9%literacy
- 847423PIN code

## Kotma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotma is 847423.** Kotma falls in Manigachhi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847423
- Gram panchayatKotma Bahuarba
- Community development blockManigachhi
- Census village code227159

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

## How far is Kotma from nearby towns?

- Manigachhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)10 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 Kotma?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kotma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manigachhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manigachhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 3 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 Kotma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Kotma

Of every 100 households in Kotma in 2011, 6 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotma · ■ Manigachhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**26%

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

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**43%

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

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**45%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kotma?

■ Kotma · ■ Manigachhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**57.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**944

Working population ****42.7%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 33.5% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (27%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (8%) · **■** Marginal 554 (45%)

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 Manigachhi

- Chak Basawan3,511 people
- Paik Tola3,470 people
- Kanakpur3,307 people
- Bhatpura2,976 people
- Bisaul2,837 people
- Tariati2,590 people
- Phulban2,470 people
- Bahuarwa2,209 people

[All 47 villages in Manigachhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/manigachhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotma?847423
- How far is Kotma from Darbhanga?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kotma?2,888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotma in?Darbhanga district (Manigachhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kotma?48.9% (Census 2011)