# Kota Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Kota

Kota is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 230 households**, the 113th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,043people (2011)
- 230households
- 57.0%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Kota PIN code and other codes

Kota falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSudhani
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225017

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

## How far is Kota from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)65 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 Kota?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kota known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Kota

Of every 100 households in Kota in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kota · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kota?

■ Kota · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1134**

**960

Working population ****25.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 50.7% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (71%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Barsoi

- Nisarpatti1,164 people
- Guruan1,148 people
- Satarghat1,077 people
- Pamra1,072 people
- Sankola1,034 people
- Bhelator1,033 people
- Eksala Arazi1,028 people
- Chaklamani1,021 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kota from Katihar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kota?1,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kota in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kota?57.0% (Census 2011)