# Kothia Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Kothia

Kothia is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **388 people in 91 households**, the 59th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 388people (2011)
- 91households
- 45.1%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Kothia PIN code and other codes

Kothia falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRahiar North
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236428

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

## How far is Kothia from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)17 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 Kothia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivaji Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Kothia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Kothia

Of every 100 households in Kothia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothia · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**23%

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 Kothia?

■ Kothia · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**903

Working population ****43.3%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 28.5% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (82%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Shivaji Nagar

- Bor534 people
- Chitaura520 people
- Meghaulia474 people
- Sirsia407 people
- Sisai Raja298 people
- Meghpatti215 people
- Katghara182 people
- Samarhati161 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kothia from Samastipur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kothia?388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothia in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kothia?45.1% (Census 2011)