# Kothilwa Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Kothilwa

Kothilwa is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 110 households**, the 65th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 733people (2011)
- 110households
- 54.9%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Kothilwa PIN code and other codes

Kothilwa falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLutua
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255855

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

## How far is Kothilwa from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)62 km by road
- Sherghati (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 Kothilwa?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Kothilwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Kothilwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kothilwa

Of every 100 households in Kothilwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothilwa · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kothilwa?

■ Kothilwa · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**985

Working population ****47.5%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 35.4% for women. 46% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 42 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 303 (87%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Kubri826 people
- Asurain798 people
- Majuri Kalan791 people
- Bikopur Cherwar787 people
- Sirsa686 people
- Genjana664 people
- Bhaluhar650 people
- Majhaulia609 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kothilwa from Gaya?62 km by road
- What is the population of Kothilwa?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothilwa in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kothilwa?54.9% (Census 2011)