# Kobil Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Kobil

Kobil is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,945 people in 457 households**, the 21st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,945people (2011)
- 457households
- 72.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Kobil PIN code and other codes

Kobil falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBardih
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244897

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

## How far is Kobil from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)5 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 Kobil?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kobil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Kobil known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 283 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 Kobil

Of every 100 households in Kobil in 2011, 13 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kobil · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**29%

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 Kobil?

■ Kobil · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**921

Working population ****45.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 47% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 265 (20%) · **■** Marginal 582 (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 Islampur

- Sunri3,600 people
- Baralgawan3,576 people
- Sharifa3,295 people
- Dhobidiha2,973 people
- Barai2,927 people
- Biswak2,918 people
- Kapasia2,904 people
- Herthu2,857 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kobil from Biharsharif?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kobil?2,945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kobil in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kobil?72.0% (Census 2011)