# Koel Village, Charpokhari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Charpokhari, Bhojpur 

# Koel

Koel is a village in Charpokhari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802223**. The 2011 Census counted **3,556 people in 564 households**, the 4th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 3,556people (2011)
- 564households
- 64.7%literacy
- 802223PIN code

## Koel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koel is 802223.** Koel falls in Charpokhari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802223
- Gram panchayatKoel
- Community development blockCharpokhari
- Census village code247409

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

## How far is Koel from nearby towns?

- Charpokhari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)44 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)10 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 Koel?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Koel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Koel known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Koel

Of every 100 households in Koel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koel · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**74%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**59%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Koel?

■ Koel · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**916

Working population ****28.2%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 49.0% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (37%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 312 (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 Charpokhari

- Semraon6,039 people
- Pasaur5,237 people
- Nagri4,616 people
- Makundpur3,537 people
- Malaur3,299 people
- Sonbarsa2,711 people
- Siya Dih2,452 people

[All 90 villages in Charpokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koel?802223
- How far is Koel from Arrah?44 km by road
- What is the population of Koel?3,556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koel in?Bhojpur district (Charpokhari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Koel?64.7% (Census 2011)