# Maharani Bhopat Village, Kotwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/maharani-bhopat/ Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran # Maharani Bhopat Maharani Bhopat is a village in Kotwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,347 people in 917 households**, the 9th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 5,347people (2011) - 917households - 53.7%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Maharani Bhopat PIN code and other codes Maharani Bhopat falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMaharani Bhopat - Community development blockKotwa - Census village code218368 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maharani Bhopat from nearby towns? - Kotwa (sub-district HQ)5 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 Maharani Bhopat? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Maharani Bhopat; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private 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 - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Maharani Bhopat known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 408 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 Maharani Bhopat Of every 100 households in Maharani Bhopat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Maharani Bhopat · ■ Kotwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****39%** **50% Television ****4%** **4% Mobile phone ****78%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Maharani Bhopat? ■ Maharani Bhopat · ■ Kotwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **918 Working population ****37.0%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.8% for men and 42.0% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 322 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 693 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (3%) · **■** Marginal 903 (46%) 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 - Jasauli Patti8,942 people - Kotwa7,986 people - Karariya6,700 people - Machhar Ganwan5,666 people - Karaariya Jagir4,973 people - Dumra4,224 people - Sabaiya4,212 people - Pokhra3,968 people [All 45 villages in Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maharani Bhopat from Motihari?20 km by road - What is the population of Maharani Bhopat?5,347 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maharani Bhopat in?Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maharani Bhopat?53.7% (Census 2011)