# Kosdihara Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Kosdihara

Kosdihara is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,830 people in 283 households**, the 19th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,830people (2011)
- 283households
- 61.9%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Kosdihara PIN code and other codes

Kosdihara falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSolara
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255477

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

## How far is Kosdihara from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)16 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)16 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 Kosdihara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kosdihara; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Kosdihara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kosdihara

Of every 100 households in Kosdihara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosdihara · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kosdihara?

■ Kosdihara · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**929

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.5% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (50%) · **■** Other work 50 (8%) · **■** Marginal 208 (31%)

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 Paraiya

- Hardaspur1,941 people
- Kasthua1,932 people
- Lodipur1,891 people
- Maranchi1,885 people
- Buknari1,749 people
- Khiri'1,667 people
- Burh Paraia1,643 people
- Ramdih1,630 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosdihara from Gaya?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kosdihara?1,830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosdihara in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kosdihara?61.9% (Census 2011)