# Kul Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Kul

Kul is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803111**. The 2011 Census counted **3,224 people in 502 households**, the 16th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,224people (2011)
- 502households
- 69.6%literacy
- 803111PIN code

## Kul PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kul is 803111.** Kul falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803111
- Gram panchayatBarakar
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245082

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

## How far is Kul from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)10 km by road
- Silao (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 Kul?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kul; 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nalanda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Kul

Of every 100 households in Kul in 2011, 52 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kul · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**91%

Use banking services ****51%**

**43%

Television ****25%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Kul?

■ Kul · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**937

Working population ****25.9%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 60.5% for women. 40% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (31%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 216 (26%) · **■** Marginal 96 (12%)

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 Silao

- Gorma3,914 people
- Sithaura3,585 people
- Barakar3,513 people
- Bhadari3,394 people
- Bindi Dih2,843 people
- Narhar Bigha2,828 people
- Nagri2,638 people
- Chandiman2,594 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kul?803111
- How far is Kul from Biharsharif?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kul?3,224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kul in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kul?69.6% (Census 2011)