# Koriar Village, Sahar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Sahar, Bhojpur 

# Koriar

Koriar is a village in Sahar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 146 households**, the 41st largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 783people (2011)
- 146households
- 67.4%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Koriar PIN code and other codes

Koriar falls in Sahar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChouri
- Community development blockSahar
- Census village code247767

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

## How far is Koriar from nearby towns?

- Sahar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)37 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)16 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 Koriar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Koriar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Koriar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Koriar

Of every 100 households in Koriar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Koriar · ■ Sahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**1%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**74%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****94%**

**60%

Television ****16%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Koriar?

■ Koriar · ■ Sahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**971

Working population ****31.9%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 56.3% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 89 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (59%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Sahar

- Patarpura1,000 people
- Bagaunti916 people
- Sakhuana888 people
- Lodipur784 people
- Hatimganj717 people
- Harpur714 people
- Koni597 people
- Kanpahari572 people

[All 56 villages in Sahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Koriar from Arrah?37 km by road
- What is the population of Koriar?783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koriar in?Bhojpur district (Sahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Koriar?67.4% (Census 2011)