# Kori Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/kori/ Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur # Kori Kori is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,821 people in 1,067 households**, the 2nd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 6,821people (2011) - 1,067households - 63.2%literacy - 986females per 1,000 males ## Kori PIN code and other codes Kori falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKori - Community development blockSandesh - Census village code247013 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kori from nearby towns? - Sandesh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)30 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 Kori? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandesh - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Kori known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Kori Of every 100 households in Kori in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kori · ■ Sandesh rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****7%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****68%** **70% Television ****7%** **18% Mobile phone ****51%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****37%** **22% 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 Kori? ■ Kori · ■ Sandesh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051** **914 Working population ****33.0%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 46.5% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,545 (69%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 337 (15%) · **■** Marginal 154 (7%) 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 Sandesh - Sandesh6,874 people - Raman Sanrh5,613 people - Khandaul5,179 people - Chilhauns5,054 people - Phulari5,036 people [All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kori from Arrah?30 km by road - What is the population of Kori?6,821 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kori in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kori?63.2% (Census 2011)