# Kotia Village, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Kotia

Kotia is a village in Sahjanwa sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 24 households**, the 261st largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 176people (2011)
- 24households
- 77.0%literacy
- 1,200females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotia

Of every 100 households in Kotia in 2011, 85 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kotia · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****82%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****89%**

**83%

Television ****44%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

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 Kotia?

■ Kotia · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**902

Working population ****13.1%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 68.4% for women. 28% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (22%) · **■** Marginal 18 (78%)

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 Sahjanwa

- Bagla Khore182 people
- Kakuwapar181 people
- Rehara Jot179 people
- Chauri176 people
- Amauli173 people
- Kusmha Kala171 people
- Kotha170 people
- Banganwa160 people

[All 347 villages in Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotia?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotia in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotia?77.0% (Census 2011)