# Kothiya Village, Jakhania, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Jakhania, Ghazipur 

# Kothiya

Kothiya is a village in Jakhania sub-district of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,593 people in 241 households**, the 105th largest of 505 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,593people (2011)
- 241households
- 63.2%literacy
- 1,179females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kothiya

Of every 100 households in Kothiya in 2011, 15 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kothiya · ■ Jakhania rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**34%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**83%

Television ****29%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kothiya?

■ Kothiya · ■ Jakhania rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1179**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1246**

**912

Working population ****45.8%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 52.5% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 386 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 275 (38%)

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 Jakhania

- Niyanv1,637 people
- Mirpur1,608 people
- Kasba Dayal Pura1,607 people
- Belhara1,594 people
- Firozshah1,570 people
- Jalalpur Dhani1,552 people
- Baghai1,548 people
- Sadat1,530 people

[All 576 villages in Jakhania](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/jakhania/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kothiya?1,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothiya in?Ghazipur district (Jakhania sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothiya?63.2% (Census 2011)