# Pithwaiya Village, Kochas, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Pithwaiya

Pithwaiya is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,267 people in 189 households**, the 42nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,267people (2011)
- 189households
- 77.6%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Pithwaiya PIN code and other codes

Pithwaiya falls in Kochas sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKanjar
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250807

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

## How far is Pithwaiya from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)38 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)38 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 Pithwaiya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pithwaiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhagiratha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Pithwaiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Pithwaiya

Of every 100 households in Pithwaiya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pithwaiya · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****55%**

**51%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pithwaiya?

■ Pithwaiya · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**922

Working population ****31.2%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 66.1% for women. 40% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 249 (63%)

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 Kochas

- Rampur1,329 people
- Latra1,318 people
- Phuli1,307 people
- Doiya1,302 people
- Sobhipur1,255 people
- Ekaunia1,252 people
- Saroser1,246 people
- Navalia1,224 people

[All 191 villages in Kochas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kochas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pithwaiya from Sasaram?38 km by road
- What is the population of Pithwaiya?1,267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pithwaiya in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pithwaiya?77.6% (Census 2011)