# Koni Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar)

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Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal 

# Koni

Koni is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804419**. The 2011 Census counted **912 people in 141 households**, the 31st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 912people (2011)
- 141households
- 70.1%literacy
- 804419PIN code

## Koni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koni is 804419.** Koni falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804419
- Gram panchayatBelaura
- Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Census village code260830

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

## How far is Koni from nearby towns?

- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)30 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 Koni?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Koni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banshi Suryapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurtha
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Koni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Koni

Of every 100 households in Koni in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koni · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

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 Koni?

■ Koni · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**955

Working population ****30.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 56.4% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (12%) · **■** Marginal 61 (22%)

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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur

- Karwa Balram1,240 people
- Wor Bigha936 people
- Moglapur919 people
- Gobindpur913 people
- Saidrampur882 people
- Mobarakpur844 people
- Ghazipur732 people
- Rainath553 people

[All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koni?804419
- How far is Koni from Arwal?30 km by road
- What is the population of Koni?912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koni in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Koni?70.1% (Census 2011)