# Kosnara Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Kosnara

Kosnara is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,023 people in 323 households**, the 18th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,023people (2011)
- 323households
- 66.5%literacy
- 803114PIN code

## Kosnara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosnara is 803114.** Kosnara falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803114
- Gram panchayatEksara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code244990

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

## How far is Kosnara from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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 Kosnara?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kosnara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 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 Kosnara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Kosnara

Of every 100 households in Kosnara in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kosnara · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**36%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kosnara?

■ Kosnara · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**946

Working population ****43.6%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 55.2% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (43%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (29%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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 Ben

- Saure2,766 people
- Jangharo2,431 people
- Kutlupur2,325 people
- Bara2,216 people
- Marsua2,010 people
- Dharhara1,958 people
- kolhua1,938 people
- Jafra1,880 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosnara?803114
- How far is Kosnara from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kosnara?2,023 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosnara in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kosnara?66.5% (Census 2011)