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- LGD code
- 252336
- Pincode
- 821113
- Post office
- Takia Bazar
- Population
- 2,303
- Households
- 414
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 906
Census 2011 · in context
How Kota compares
By population, Kota ranks #31 of 175 villages in Sasaram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.4%
−4.2% vs mandal average
- Kota
- 53.4%
- Sasaram mandal
- 57.6%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+104 vs mandal average
- Kota
- 1,024
- Sasaram mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Kota
- 5.6
- Sasaram mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kota at a glance
Kota is a village of 2,303 people in 414 households (Census 2011) in Sasaram block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 31st-largest of 175 villages in Sasaram block. Literacy is 53%, 4 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 821113, served by Takia Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 252336. The village votes in Asthawan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jitendra Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,715 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
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SASARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 6
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sikaria
- Total area (ha)
- 206.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 186.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
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
- 252336
- Pincode
- 821113
- Post office
- Takia Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,303
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,715
- Households
- 414
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nalanda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Asthawan
- Member of Parliament
- Kaushalendra Kumar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jitendra Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Sasaram
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- 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)