# Koskapur Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Koskapur

Koskapur is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **18,835 people in 3,469 households**, the 1st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 18,835people (2011)
- 3,469households
- 50.2%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Koskapur PIN code and other codes

Koskapur falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKoskapur , Koskapur
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221799

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

## How far is Koskapur from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)42 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)42 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 Koskapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Koskapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include tokari. About 90% of the 2,371 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,040 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Koskapur

Of every 100 households in Koskapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Koskapur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Koskapur?

■ Koskapur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**960

Working population ****50.0%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 39.7% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2,168 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,298 (46%) · **■** Household industry 55 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2,710 (29%)

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 Raniganj

- Majhua18,462 people
- Bistaria17,647 people
- Hasanpur14,671 people
- Basaithi13,579 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Koskapur from Araria?42 km by road
- What is the population of Koskapur?18,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koskapur in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Koskapur?50.2% (Census 2011)