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- LGD code
- 225017
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population
- 1,043
- Households
- 230
- Literacy rate
- 43.9%
- Sex ratio
- 942 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 265
Census 2011 · in context
How Kota compares
By population, Kota ranks #113 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.9%
+8.9% vs mandal average
- Kota
- 43.9%
- Barsoi mandal
- 35.0%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
+22 vs mandal average
- Kota
- 942
- Barsoi mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kota
- 4.5
- Barsoi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kota at a glance
Kota is a village of 1,043 people in 230 households (Census 2011) in Barsoi block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 113th-largest of 231 villages in Barsoi block. Literacy is 44%, 9 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 225017. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 1,230 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kota
- 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
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 65
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SUDHANI
- Total area (ha)
- 142
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70
- Forest area (ha)
- 2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kota
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kota
- LGD code
- 225017
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,043
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,230
- Households
- 230
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 942
- Literacy rate
- 43.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)