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- LGD code
- 225103
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population
- 1,306
- Households
- 267
- Literacy rate
- 37.8%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 335
વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011 · સરખામણીમાં
Kotara ની સરખામણી
By population, Kotara ranks #97 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.8%
+2.8% vs mandal average
- Kotara
- 37.8%
- Barsoi mandal
- 35.0%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
+29 vs mandal average
- Kotara
- 949
- Barsoi mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kotara
- 4.9
- Barsoi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kotara એક નજરે
Kotara એ બિહારના કટિહાર જિલ્લાના Barsoi બ્લોકમાં 1,306 લોકોની વસ્તી 267 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Barsoi બ્લોકના 231 ગામોમાં 97મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 38% છે, બ્લોક સરેરાશ 35% કરતાં 3 પોઇન્ટ વધુ અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 949 સ્ત્રીઓ. પિનકોડ 855113 છે, Salmari પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 225103 છે. ગામ Purnia વિધાનસભા મતવિસ્તારમાં આવે છે, ધારાસભ્ય Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 1,540, 2011 કરતાં 18% વધુ.
ગ્રામ પંચાયત: Basalgaon →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kotara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAIGANJ (WB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BASALGAON
- Total area (ha)
- 91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 35
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kotara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
મુખ્ય માહિતી — Kotara
- LGD code
- 225103
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,306
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,540
- Households
- 267
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 37.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
એ જ પિનકોડ
Villages sharing pincode 855113
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- Unaso PachgachhiKadwa mandal5,482 pop
- PindhalAzamnagar mandal5,292 pop
- AmarsinghpurAzamnagar mandal5,289 pop
- MadhaipurKadwa mandal5,219 pop
- BairiaAzamnagar mandal5,216 pop
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Other villages named Kotara
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)