# Kota Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Kota

Kota is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,303 people in 414 households**, the 31st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,303people (2011)
- 414households
- 66.5%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Kota PIN code and other codes

Kota falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikaria
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252336

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

## How far is Kota from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)6 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 Kota?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sasaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Kota known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Kota

Of every 100 households in Kota in 2011, 76 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kota · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****32%**

**55%

Television ****29%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Kota?

■ Kota · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1142**

**927

Working population ****39.3%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 56.5% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (44%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 442 (49%) · **■** Marginal 31 (3%)

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 Sasaram

- Dawanpur2,544 people
- Garara2,461 people
- Muradabad Khurd2,310 people
- Karserua2,309 people
- Songawan2,188 people
- Turki2,113 people
- Mednipur2,084 people
- Murhi2,071 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kota from Sasaram?6 km by road
- What is the population of Kota?2,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kota in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kota?66.5% (Census 2011)