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

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Kotwa Nilami

Kotwa Nilami is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 106 households**, the 52nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 823people (2011)
- 106households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,105females per 1,000 males

## Kotwa Nilami PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRudarpur
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229847

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

## How far is Kotwa Nilami from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)5 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 Nilami?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surhuriya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bharhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Nilami known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 93% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Nilami

Of every 100 households in Kotwa Nilami in 2011, 20 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotwa Nilami · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**59%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****53%**

**68%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**7%

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 Kotwa Nilami?

■ Kotwa Nilami · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**979

Working population ****65.1%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 59.0% for women. 69% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 505 (94%)

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

- Bari Sujawal892 people
- Kolhuar Bagahi887 people
- Patkhauli860 people
- Majhaulia837 people
- Pariwadh790 people
- Belwa Dube776 people
- Mahuawan774 people
- Ojaulia767 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotwa Nilami from Gopalganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kotwa Nilami?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotwa Nilami in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kotwa Nilami?68.8% (Census 2011)