# Kotwa Khas Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Kotwa Khas

Kotwa Khas is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,364 people in 209 households**, the 29th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,364people (2011)
- 209households
- 71.7%literacy
- 1,158females per 1,000 males

## Kotwa Khas PIN code and other codes

Kotwa Khas falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRudarpur
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229845

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

## How far is Kotwa Khas from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)54 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)4 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 Kotwa Khas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Fajil Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Fajilnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hatjua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Kotwa Khas known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 89% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Kotwa Khas

Of every 100 households in Kotwa Khas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kotwa Khas · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**59%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****75%**

**68%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

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 Kotwa Khas?

■ Kotwa Khas · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**979

Working population ****29.3%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (8%) · **■** Marginal 185 (46%)

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 Katiya

- Malpura1,482 people
- Rajapur1,434 people
- Amwa1,421 people
- Samogar1,391 people
- Dumrauna1,289 people
- Sahijan Kalan1,230 people
- Misrauli1,227 people
- Jaipur1,222 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotwa Khas from Gopalganj?54 km by road
- What is the population of Kotwa Khas?1,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotwa Khas in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kotwa Khas?71.7% (Census 2011)