# Kotwa Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran 

# Kotwa

Kotwa is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845458**. The 2011 Census counted **4,463 people in 811 households**, the 11th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 4,463people (2011)
- 811households
- 64.0%literacy
- 845458PIN code

## Kotwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotwa is 845458.** Kotwa falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845458
- Gram panchayatKotwa
- Community development blockPaharpur
- Census village code218124

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

## How far is Kotwa from nearby towns?

- Paharpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)37 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)8 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 Kotwa?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kotwa; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Paharpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kotwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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 Kotwa

Of every 100 households in Kotwa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotwa · ■ Paharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**44%

Television ****15%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

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 Kotwa?

■ Kotwa · ■ Paharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**935

Working population ****31.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 53.8% for women. 44% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (21%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 94 (7%) · **■** Marginal 666 (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 Paharpur

- Sonwal6,148 people
- Mankarariya5,472 people
- TejPurwa5,466 people
- Majhariya5,219 people
- Kamal Pipra3,964 people
- Ganga Pipra3,552 people
- Bankat3,342 people
- Laukaha3,159 people

[All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotwa?845458
- How far is Kotwa from Motihari?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kotwa?4,463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotwa in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kotwa?64.0% (Census 2011)