# Alkosia Village, Chanan, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanan, Banka 

# Alkosia

Alkosia is a village in Chanan sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,890 people in 350 households**, the 14th largest of 269 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.8%.

- 1,890people (2011)
- 350households
- 51.0%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Alkosia PIN code and other codes

Alkosia falls in Chanan sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhanubasar
- Community development blockChanan
- Census village code241864

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

## How far is Alkosia from nearby towns?

- Chanan (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)39 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)40 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 Alkosia?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Alkosia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Alkosia

Of every 100 households in Alkosia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alkosia · ■ Chanan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Alkosia?

■ Alkosia · ■ Chanan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**46.8%

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

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**967

Working population ****24.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 31.8% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 431 (92%)

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 Chanan

- Tola Bora2,209 people
- Tola Chutrahan2,018 people
- Korhia1,976 people
- Tola Bhadaria1,895 people
- Tola Tona Pathar1,668 people
- Tola Tahkwani1,610 people
- Bhanra1,488 people
- Heth Chadan1,485 people

[All 333 villages in Chanan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Alkosia from Banka?39 km by road
- What is the population of Alkosia?1,890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alkosia in?Banka district (Chanan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Alkosia?51.0% (Census 2011)