# Bastakolha Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Bastakolha

Bastakolha is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,459 people in 264 households**, the 79th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 1,459people (2011)
- 264households
- 39.6%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Bastakolha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBagalbari
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222793

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

## How far is Bastakolha from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)20 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 Bastakolha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bastakolha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Bastakolha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 109 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 Bastakolha

Of every 100 households in Bastakolha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bastakolha · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**21%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bastakolha?

■ Bastakolha · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**962

Working population ****47.5%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.7% for men and 33.7% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (46%) · **■** Household industry 42 (6%) · **■** Other work 98 (14%) · **■** Marginal 167 (24%)

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

- Chapra Bakhari1,567 people
- Bhaunra1,529 people
- Naranga1,474 people
- Kashibari1,468 people
- Mastalia1,440 people
- Lator1,438 people
- Barijan Durgapur1,435 people
- Sirar1,409 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bastakolha from Kishanganj?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bastakolha?1,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bastakolha in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bastakolha?39.6% (Census 2011)