# Koia Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Koia

Koia is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,998 people in 390 households**, the 42nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,998people (2011)
- 390households
- 60.4%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Koia PIN code and other codes

Koia falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBandarjhula
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222463

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

## How far is Koia from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)30 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 Koia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Koia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes 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 Koia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Koia

Of every 100 households in Koia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koia · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Koia?

■ Koia · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**977

Working population ****45.9%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 47.6% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 204 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (24%) · **■** Other work 107 (12%) · **■** Marginal 387 (42%)

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 Thakurganj

- Patbhari2,284 people
- Katharo2,244 people
- Khaurdah2,231 people
- Bahadurpur2,195 people
- Petbhari1,987 people
- Kukurbaghi1,984 people
- Dhak Para1,969 people
- Chapati1,907 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Koia from Kishanganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Koia?1,998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koia in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Koia?60.4% (Census 2011)