# Gothu Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Gothu

Gothu is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 135 households**, the 81st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 901people (2011)
- 135households
- 61.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Gothu PIN code and other codes

Gothu falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGothu
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256585

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

## How far is Gothu from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)12 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 Gothu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gothu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bodh Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Gothu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Gothu

Of every 100 households in Gothu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gothu · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gothu?

■ Gothu · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**958

Working population ****52.4%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 199 (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 Bodh Gaya

- Lohara chapri920 people
- Kazi chak916 people
- Ghogharia913 people
- Inguna902 people
- Harli Kalan898 people
- Nimahar893 people
- Mobarakpur882 people
- Tirkha864 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gothu from Gaya?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gothu?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothu in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gothu?61.6% (Census 2011)