# Bastakolaha Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Bastakolaha

Bastakolaha is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 49 households**, the 136th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 254people (2011)
- 49households
- 66.8%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Bastakolaha PIN code and other codes

Bastakolaha falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagalbari
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222801

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

## How far is Bastakolaha from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)8 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)8 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 Bastakolaha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bastakolaha; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Bastakolaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Bastakolaha

Of every 100 households in Bastakolaha in 2011, 18 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bastakolaha · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**92%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**21%

Television ****18%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bastakolaha?

■ Bastakolaha · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**962

Working population ****32.3%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 63.4% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (54%) · **■** Other work 11 (13%) · **■** Marginal 19 (23%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Kabaia405 people
- Birwachurakutti392 people
- Surang391 people
- Bhebhal359 people
- Jhura249 people
- Moharmari Khurd241 people
- Potkoi Milik220 people
- Daua198 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bastakolaha from Kishanganj?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bastakolaha?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bastakolaha in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bastakolaha?66.8% (Census 2011)