# Kothia Village, Tajpur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/tajpur/kothia/ Village · Tajpur, Samastipur # Kothia Kothia is a village in Tajpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,178 people in 1,006 households**, the 13th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 5,178people (2011) - 1,006households - 79.8%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Kothia PIN code and other codes Kothia falls in Tajpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKothia - Community development blockTajpur - Census village code236664 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? - Tajpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)24 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)24 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? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kothia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 78% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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, 19 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kothia · ■ Tajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **24% Toilet within the home ****29%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **72% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****61%** **51% Television ****24%** **17% Mobile phone ****48%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **17% 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 · ■ Tajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **894 Working population ****36.4%** **30.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 71.0% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 699 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (15%) · **■** Household industry 98 (5%) · **■** Other work 266 (14%) · **■** Marginal 546 (29%) 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 Tajpur - Baghi6,790 people - Mahiuddinpur Rajwa6,294 people - Baghauni Harshanker5,465 people - Gouspur Sarsauna5,319 people - Gadopur4,756 people - Muradpur Bangra3,253 people - Dih Sarsauna2,825 people - Kasba Tajpur2,800 people [All 69 villages in Tajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/tajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kothia from Samastipur?24 km by road - What is the population of Kothia?5,178 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothia in?Samastipur district (Tajpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kothia?79.8% (Census 2011)