# Kona Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Kona

Kona is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,129 people in 199 households**, the 96th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,129people (2011)
- 199households
- 47.5%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Kona PIN code and other codes

Kona falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaligawan
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253122

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

## How far is Kona from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)8 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 Kona?

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

### In the village

- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Kona known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Kona

Of every 100 households in Kona in 2011, 1 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kona · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****41%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****74%**

**98%

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 Kona?

■ Kona · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**961

Working population ****45.6%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 42.3% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (43%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 55 (11%) · **■** Marginal 159 (31%)

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 Rafiganj

- Siwan1,160 people
- Sultan pur1,159 people
- Chandauli1,152 people
- Santhua1,139 people
- Banchar Khurd1,124 people
- Bibipur1,122 people
- Bhatkurha1,121 people
- Kharwan1,109 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kona from Aurangabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kona?1,129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kona in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kona?47.5% (Census 2011)