# Kotia Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Kotia

Kotia is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,904 people in 306 households**, the 23rd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,904people (2011)
- 306households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,130females per 1,000 males

## Kotia PIN code and other codes

Kotia falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKutia
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229969

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

## How far is Kotia from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)22 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 Kotia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kotia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhore
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijaypur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Kotia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Kotia

Of every 100 households in Kotia in 2011, 21 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kotia · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**67%

Television ****18%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kotia?

■ Kotia · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**957

Working population ****49.3%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 806 (86%)

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 Bijaipur

- Majhaulia2,143 people
- Mathiya1,980 people
- Khutaha1,965 people
- Nautan1,912 people
- Hankarpur1,897 people
- Birwat1,717 people
- Nauka Tola1,657 people
- Sabea1,651 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotia from Gopalganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kotia?1,904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotia in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kotia?71.3% (Census 2011)