# Kanth Chapra Village, Kotwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/kanth-chapra/ Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran # Kanth Chapra Kanth Chapra is a village in Kotwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,207 people in 340 households**, the 22nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 2,207people (2011) - 340households - 70.2%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Kanth Chapra PIN code and other codes Kanth Chapra falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBathna - Community development blockKotwa - Census village code218370 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanth Chapra from nearby towns? - Kotwa (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)20 km by road - Motihari (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 Kanth Chapra? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kanth Chapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhopatpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Kanth Chapra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kanth Chapra Of every 100 households in Kanth Chapra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanth Chapra · ■ Kotwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****29%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **98% Use banking services ****70%** **50% Television ****4%** **4% Mobile phone ****52%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **15% 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 Kanth Chapra? ■ Kanth Chapra · ■ Kotwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **918 Working population ****39.0%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 63.8% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (29%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (9%) · **■** Marginal 411 (48%) 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 Kotwa - Jagiraha3,130 people - Belwa Madho2,939 people - Bathna2,586 people - Betia Basant2,468 people - Sirsia2,150 people - Bairia1,949 people - Kalyanpur Khas1,850 people - Talwa1,828 people [All 45 villages in Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanth Chapra from Motihari?20 km by road - What is the population of Kanth Chapra?2,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanth Chapra in?Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kanth Chapra?70.2% (Census 2011)