# Kochgawan Village, Warisaliganj, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/warisaliganj/kochgawan/ Village · Warisaliganj, Nawada # Kochgawan Kochgawan is a village in Warisaliganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,553 people in 1,206 households**, the 2nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 7,553people (2011) - 1,206households - 72.0%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Kochgawan PIN code and other codes Kochgawan falls in Warisaliganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKochgawan - Community development blockWarisaliganj - Census village code257589 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kochgawan from nearby towns? - Warisaliganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Nawada (district HQ)28 km by road - Warisaliganj (nearest town)6 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 Kochgawan? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kochgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Warisaliganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Kochgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 708 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Kochgawan Of every 100 households in Kochgawan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kochgawan · ■ Warisaliganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **2% Toilet within the home ****32%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **80% Tap water ****5%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****39%** **29% Television ****8%** **6% Mobile phone ****52%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **40% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kochgawan? ■ Kochgawan · ■ Warisaliganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **945 Working population ****37.6%** **39.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 63.0% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 591 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,067 (38%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 237 (8%) · **■** Marginal 924 (33%) 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 Warisaliganj - Chakwae9,444 people - Mosima7,148 people - Barrawan6,333 people - Makanpur6,082 people - Thera5,927 people [All 75 villages in Warisaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/warisaliganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kochgawan from Nawada?28 km by road - What is the population of Kochgawan?7,553 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kochgawan in?Nawada district (Warisaliganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kochgawan?72.0% (Census 2011)