# Kosdihra Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Kosdihra

Kosdihra is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 116 households**, the 36th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 766people (2011)
- 116households
- 57.2%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Kosdihra PIN code and other codes

Kosdihra falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKori
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code247012

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

## How far is Kosdihra 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 Kosdihra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kosdihra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Kosdihra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Kosdihra

Of every 100 households in Kosdihra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kosdihra · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****78%**

**70%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

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 Kosdihra?

■ Kosdihra · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**914

Working population ****25.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 36.0% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 125 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (11%) · **■** Marginal 38 (20%)

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

- Kanharpur1,319 people
- Bardiha1,283 people
- Jansara1,018 people
- Bara997 people
- Pinjroi689 people
- Panrepur594 people
- Patkhaulia552 people
- Salempur543 people

[All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosdihra from Arrah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kosdihra?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosdihra in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kosdihra?57.2% (Census 2011)