# Keso Jara Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Keso Jara

Keso Jara is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,542 people in 280 households**, the 61st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,542people (2011)
- 280households
- 42.0%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Keso Jara PIN code and other codes

Keso Jara falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222624

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

## How far is Keso Jara from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)20 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 Keso Jara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Keso Jara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Keso Jara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Keso Jara

Of every 100 households in Keso Jara in 2011, 16 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keso Jara · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Keso Jara?

■ Keso Jara · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**958

Working population ****34.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 30.8% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (25%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 102 (19%) · **■** Marginal 231 (44%)

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 Pothia

- Dhobinia1,586 people
- Adhikari1,578 people
- Nandakuri1,564 people
- Nimalagaon1,559 people
- Lodhabari1,501 people
- Dhantola1,452 people
- Kala Singhia1,450 people
- Bagrani1,435 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keso Jara from Kishanganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Keso Jara?1,542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keso Jara in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Keso Jara?42.0% (Census 2011)