# Kolatoka Village, Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga (Bihar)

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Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga 

# Kolatoka

Kolatoka is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 137 households**, the 30th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%.

- 766people (2011)
- 137households
- 43.7%literacy
- 781females per 1,000 males

## Kolatoka PIN code and other codes

Kolatoka falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatUjua Simartola
- Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan Purbi
- Census village code227949

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

## How far is Kolatoka from nearby towns?

- Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)76 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)76 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 Kolatoka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kolatoka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Kolatoka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Kolatoka

Of every 100 households in Kolatoka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolatoka · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**26%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**47%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kolatoka?

■ Kolatoka · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**44.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****781**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**951

Working population ****35.9%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 20.2% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 204 (74%)

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 Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi

- Bishunia1,538 people
- Khalasin1,427 people
- Mahisanr urf Narkatia1,178 people
- Burhia Sukhrasi1,036 people
- Dharampur625 people
- Godaipura500 people
- Beltharwa498 people
- Piprahi472 people

[All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kolatoka from Darbhanga?76 km by road
- What is the population of Kolatoka?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolatoka in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kolatoka?43.7% (Census 2011)