# Bhagwanpur Kotwa Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/bhagwanpur-kotwa/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Bhagwanpur Kotwa Bhagwanpur Kotwa is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,016 people in 1,239 households**, the 11th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 7,016people (2011) - 1,239households - 66.4%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Bhagwanpur Kotwa PIN code and other codes Bhagwanpur Kotwa falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGorasahan North - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217782 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhagwanpur Kotwa from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)20 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 Bhagwanpur Kotwa? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhagwanpur Kotwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Bhagwanpur Kotwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Bhagwanpur Kotwa Of every 100 households in Bhagwanpur Kotwa in 2011, 19 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhagwanpur Kotwa · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **4% Toilet within the home ****39%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **94% Use banking services ****50%** **34% Television ****21%** **9% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **16% Own their home ****95%** **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 Bhagwanpur Kotwa? ■ Bhagwanpur Kotwa · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **944 Working population ****28.0%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 56.9% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (16%) · **■** Household industry 158 (8%) · **■** Other work 1,152 (59%) · **■** Marginal 235 (12%) 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 Ghorasahan - Siripur urf Bhagwanpur8,458 people - Kadamwa8,453 people - Khurahia8,190 people - Bijai7,740 people - Samanpur6,452 people - Nonaura6,251 people - Gurmia6,112 people - Amwa5,670 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhagwanpur Kotwa from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Bhagwanpur Kotwa?7,016 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhagwanpur Kotwa in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhagwanpur Kotwa?66.4% (Census 2011)