# Hanskosa Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Hanskosa

Hanskosa is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,529 people in 303 households**, the 70th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,529people (2011)
- 303households
- 58.2%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Hanskosa PIN code and other codes

Hanskosa falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatiari
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221625

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hanskosa from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)38 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Hanskosa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Hanskosa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hanskosa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 73% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hanskosa

Of every 100 households in Hanskosa in 2011, 39 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hanskosa · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**20%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hanskosa?

■ Hanskosa · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**955

Working population ****25.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 42.2% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 132 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 202 (51%) · **■** Marginal 53 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Sirsia1,667 people
- Shankarpur1,646 people
- Barantpur1,640 people
- Dak1,537 people
- Ahmadpur1,475 people
- Dipaul1,424 people
- Baijnathpur1,419 people
- Binodpur1,363 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hanskosa from Araria?38 km by road
- What is the population of Hanskosa?1,529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hanskosa in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hanskosa?58.2% (Census 2011)