# Kosut Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Kosut

Kosut is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code **804452**. The 2011 Census counted **5,833 people in 1,047 households**, the 7th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 5,833people (2011)
- 1,047households
- 62.7%literacy
- 804452PIN code

## Kosut PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosut is 804452.** Kosut falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- PIN code804452
- Gram panchayatCosut
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code245997

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

## How far is Kosut from nearby towns?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)7 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 Kosut?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Kosut known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 76% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Kosut

Of every 100 households in Kosut in 2011, 15 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kosut · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kosut?

■ Kosut · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**947

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 52.7% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 543 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 958 (42%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 342 (15%) · **■** Marginal 401 (18%)

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 Dhanarua

- Pabhera6,690 people
- Chhati6,335 people
- Nadwan6,255 people
- Deodaha6,037 people
- Patharhat5,719 people
- Sonmai4,612 people
- Harla4,261 people
- Baurihi4,098 people

[All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosut?804452
- How far is Kosut from Patna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kosut?5,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosut in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kosut?62.7% (Census 2011)