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कोठार

कोठार
Barsoi mandal
Pincode 855102
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Kothar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

20 OctObserved in 36 states
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Temple in Barsoi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Barsoi mandal is Ashirwad club kalibari. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kothar itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
224955
Pincode
855102
Post office
Barsoi
Population
1,981
Households
427
Literacy rate
31.9%
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000♂
Workers
554
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में

कोठार की तुलना

By population, Kothar ranks #55 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
31.9%
−3.1% vs mandal average
Kothar
31.9%
Barsoi mandal
35.0%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−12 vs mandal average
Kothar
908
Barsoi mandal
920
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Kothar
4.6
Barsoi mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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कोठार एक नज़र में

कोठार बिहार के कटिहार जिले के बरसोइ ब्लॉक में 1,981 लोगों 427 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो बरसोइ ब्लॉक के 231 गांवों में 55वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 32% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 35% से 3 अंक कम है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 908 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 855102 है, Barsoi डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 224955 है। सरपंच praween akhtar हैं, और गांव Purnia विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Vijay Kumar Khemka हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 2,336 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।

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आसपास के गांवों की तुलना

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गांवजनसंख्यासाक्षरतादूरी
कोठार · यह गांव1,98132%—
Belwa · Barsoi3,85237%—
Satarghat · Barsoi1,07740%—
Sankola · Barsoi1,03437%—
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Lakhitola · Barsoi46258%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · कोठार

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
48
Distance to district HQ (km)
48
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BELVA
Total area (ha)
277
Irrigated area (ha)
190
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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मुख्य तथ्य — कोठार

LGD code
224955
Pincode
855102
Post office
Barsoi
Population (Census 2011)
1,981
Population (projected 2026)
2,336
Households
427
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
908
Literacy rate
31.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
praween akhtar
Block / Mandal
Barsoi
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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