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

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Kothara

Kothara is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 158 households**, the 79th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 929people (2011)
- 158households
- 71.8%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Kothara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSamardiha
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252368

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

## How far is Kothara from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)15 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 Kothara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kothara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Kothara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Kothara

Of every 100 households in Kothara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothara · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**74%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****16%**

**55%

Television ****12%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kothara?

■ Kothara · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**927

Working population ****45.5%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 300 (71%)

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

- Rudana1,020 people
- Sakas1,014 people
- Maudiha1,010 people
- Pipri945 people
- Paisara890 people
- Mosahebpur879 people
- Bishunpur858 people
- Dilia856 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kothara from Sasaram?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kothara?929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothara in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kothara?71.8% (Census 2011)