# Gothra Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Gothra

Gothra is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,518 people in 689 households**, the 26th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 3,518people (2011)
- 689households
- 52.7%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Gothra PIN code and other codes

Gothra falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKanakpur
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222390

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

## How far is Gothra from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)2 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 Gothra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gothra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Gothra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Gothra

Of every 100 households in Gothra in 2011, 32 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gothra · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gothra?

■ Gothra · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**977

Working population ****28.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 44.8% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 554 (55%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (7%) · **■** Marginal 115 (11%)

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 Thakurganj

- Noniatari3,617 people
- Rasia3,604 people
- Rajagaon3,556 people
- Ruidhasa3,550 people
- Khanabari3,200 people
- Paikpara3,169 people
- Bandar Jhula3,091 people
- Hulhuli2,995 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gothra from Kishanganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gothra?3,518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothra in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gothra?52.7% (Census 2011)