# Kosla Village, Nardiganj, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nardiganj, Nawada 

# Kosla

Kosla is a village in Nardiganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,398 people in 599 households**, the 8th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 4,398people (2011)
- 599households
- 62.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Kosla PIN code and other codes

Kosla falls in Nardiganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKosla
- Community development blockNardiganj
- Census village code257460

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

## How far is Kosla from nearby towns?

- Nardiganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)28 km by road
- Hisua (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 Kosla?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kosla; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nadirganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Kosla known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Kosla

Of every 100 households in Kosla in 2011, 1 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kosla · ■ Nardiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kosla?

■ Kosla · ■ Nardiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**949

Working population ****28.2%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 52.1% for women. 37% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 419 (34%) · **■** Household industry 120 (10%) · **■** Other work 95 (8%) · **■** Marginal 375 (30%)

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 Nardiganj

- Nardiganj7,150 people
- Nenaura5,767 people
- Hanriya5,494 people
- Masaurha4,835 people
- Pararia4,313 people
- Parman4,188 people
- Pes3,264 people
- Gotrayan3,195 people

[All 55 villages in Nardiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/nardiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosla from Nawada?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kosla?4,398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosla in?Nawada district (Nardiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kosla?62.1% (Census 2011)