# Kothia Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Kothia

Kothia is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **17,463 people in 2,663 households**, the 1st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 17,463people (2011)
- 2,663households
- 57.0%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Kothia PIN code and other codes

Kothia falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKotheya
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234415

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?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)20 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baba Collage Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baba Collage Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shilhauri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Kothia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 1,250 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,150 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, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothia · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**57%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**943

Working population ****26.0%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 43.1% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 504 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (3%) · **■** Household industry 66 (1%) · **■** Other work 449 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3,372 (74%)

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 Garkha

- Garkha9,319 people
- Rampur9,148 people
- Mahamda8,570 people
- Narawn8,080 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kothia from Chhapra?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kothia?17,463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothia in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kothia?57.0% (Census 2011)