Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga
# Kola

Kola is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,619 people in 329 households, the 25th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%.
- 1,619 people (2011)
- 329 households
- 46.7% literacy
- 987 females per 1,000 males

## Kola PIN code and other codes

Kola falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ujua Simartola
- Community development block Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Census village code 227950

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kola from nearby towns?
- Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 73 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Biraul
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kola known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 60% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kola

Of every 100 households in Kola in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kola · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 2%
- Toilet within the home 5% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 91%
- Tap water 3% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 10% 16%
- Television 2% 2%
- Mobile phone 31% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 54% 47%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kola?

■ Kola · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.7% 44.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 994 951
- Working population 33.0% 37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 31.9% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 139 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 165 (31%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 226 (42%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Adalpur 1,990 people
- Tilakpur 1,910 people
- Bhaluka 1,790 people
- Pipra 1,681 people
- Bishunia 1,538 people
- Khalasin 1,427 people
- Mahisanr urf Narkatia 1,178 people
- Burhia Sukhrasi 1,036 people

All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi

## Quick answers
- How far is Kola from Darbhanga? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Kola? 1,619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kola in? Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kola? 46.7% (Census 2011)

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