# Bhotia Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/bhotia/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Bhotia Bhotia is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,316 people in 402 households**, the 42nd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 2,316people (2011) - 402households - 60.6%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Bhotia PIN code and other codes Bhotia falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMohammadpur - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226616 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhotia from nearby towns? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)20 km by road - Saharsa (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 Bhotia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhotia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Simri - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 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 Bhotia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Bhotia Of every 100 households in Bhotia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhotia · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **12% Toilet within the home ****20%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **95% Use banking services ****53%** **32% Television ****14%** **8% Mobile phone ****59%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **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 Bhotia? ■ Bhotia · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **931 Working population ****29.5%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 53.4% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 111 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 524 (77%) · **■** Other work 41 (6%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Madanpur2,454 people - Madhuban2,383 people - Turki2,359 people - Khoju Chak2,354 people - Manjhwa2,293 people - Ashraf Chak1,968 people - Bhorha1,884 people - Sukhasan1,706 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhotia from Saharsa?20 km by road - What is the population of Bhotia?2,316 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhotia in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhotia?60.6% (Census 2011)