# Kotsa Village, Durgawati, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Durgawati, Kaimur 

# Kotsa

Kotsa is a village in Durgawati sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,767 people in 439 households**, the 16th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,767people (2011)
- 439households
- 68.9%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Kotsa PIN code and other codes

Kotsa falls in Durgawati sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharashara
- Community development blockDurgawati
- Census village code249565

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

## How far is Kotsa from nearby towns?

- Durgawati (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)36 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 Kotsa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kotsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Durgawati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mohania
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohania
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kotsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 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 Kotsa

Of every 100 households in Kotsa in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kotsa · ■ Durgawati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****11%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**48%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**46%

Television ****38%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kotsa?

■ Kotsa · ■ Durgawati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**927

Working population ****24.2%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 57.0% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (11%) · **■** Marginal 274 (41%)

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 Durgawati

- Khamdaura3,320 people
- Nuawan3,216 people
- Dhanichha3,052 people
- Anwarhiya2,874 people
- Jevari2,608 people
- Kulharia2,367 people
- Kasthari2,297 people
- Mansurpur2,231 people

[All 108 villages in Durgawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotsa from Bhabua?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kotsa?2,767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotsa in?Kaimur district (Durgawati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kotsa?68.9% (Census 2011)