# Kusothar Village, Bahadurpur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga 

# Kusothar

Kusothar is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **846002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,970 people in 662 households**, the 27th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 2,970people (2011)
- 662households
- 67.3%literacy
- 846002PIN code

## Kusothar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kusothar is 846002.** Kusothar falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code846002
- Gram panchayatKusothar
- Community development blockBahadurpur
- Census village code227413

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

## How far is Kusothar from nearby towns?

- Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (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 Kusothar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kusothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Kusothar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Kusothar

Of every 100 households in Kusothar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kusothar · ■ Bahadurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****50%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

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 Kusothar?

■ Kusothar · ■ Bahadurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**907

Working population ****28.5%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 54.3% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 317 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (28%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 227 (27%) · **■** Marginal 41 (5%)

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 Bahadurpur

- Ahila3,356 people
- Jogiara3,281 people
- Gorhia3,217 people
- Jalwara2,981 people
- Kokat2,950 people
- Madhuban2,831 people
- Gehumi2,804 people
- Bela Yakub2,794 people

[All 171 villages in Bahadurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kusothar?846002
- How far is Kusothar from Darbhanga?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kusothar?2,970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kusothar in?Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kusothar?67.3% (Census 2011)