Koath

Koath
—  town  —
Koath
Location of Koath
in Bihar and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Bihar
District(s) Rohtas
Population 15,809 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


73 metres (240 ft)

Koath is a notified area in Rohtas district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Contents

Geography

Koath is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 73 metres (239 feet).

One one the main challenges this "big" village faces is the virtual isolation from big cities. Koath lies away from the main highways and people have to resort to travel by rickshaws or horse-carts when they land in Babhanawal adda. The main bridge linking Koath to Babhanawal Adda was broken for decades, albeit it is functional ineffectively now-a-days.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Koath had a population of 20,809. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Koath has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 59%, and female literacy is 36%. In Koath, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Jagnarayan high school serves to provide high school education for Koath and its neighboring villages.

References