# Kol Buzurg Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/kol-buzurg/ Village · Amarpur, Banka # Kol Buzurg Kol Buzurg is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,576 people in 868 households**, the 6th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 4,576people (2011) - 868households - 69.1%literacy - 919females per 1,000 males ## Kol Buzurg PIN code and other codes Kol Buzurg falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKolbuzurg - Community development blockAmarpur - Census village code240592 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kol Buzurg from nearby towns? - Amarpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Banka (district HQ)23 km by road - Amarpur (nearest town)3 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 Kol Buzurg? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kol Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Kol Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include farm equipment. About 84% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Kol Buzurg Of every 100 households in Kol Buzurg in 2011, 16 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kol Buzurg · ■ Amarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **21% Toilet within the home ****14%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****42%** **39% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****39%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **35% 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 Kol Buzurg? ■ Kol Buzurg · ■ Amarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100** **945 Working population ****40.9%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 62.7% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (30%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 362 (19%) · **■** Marginal 657 (35%) 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 Amarpur - Salempur8,033 people - Pawai7,881 people - Bharko *7,855 people - Lachhmipur Chiraia5,871 people - Kusmaha4,116 people - Sultanpur3,985 people - Mahadeopur3,981 people - Ratanpur Magduma3,877 people [All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kol Buzurg from Banka?23 km by road - What is the population of Kol Buzurg?4,576 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kol Buzurg in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kol Buzurg?69.1% (Census 2011)