# Kohbawra Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Kohbawra

Kohbawra is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,214 people in 221 households**, the 34th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,214people (2011)
- 221households
- 31.1%literacy
- 1,082females per 1,000 males

## Kohbawra PIN code and other codes

Kohbawra falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBabhnauli
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218166

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

## How far is Kohbawra from nearby towns?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)10 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 Kohbawra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kohbawra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Areraj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kohbawra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Kohbawra

Of every 100 households in Kohbawra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kohbawra · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**55%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kohbawra?

■ Kohbawra · ■ Areraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.1%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**936

Working population ****49.8%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.1% for men and 24.8% for women. 49% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 295 (49%)

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 Areraj

- Salha1,484 people
- Bhelanari1,483 people
- Siswa1,448 people
- Chandi Asthan1,337 people
- Sakhwa1,095 people
- Tikuliya1,027 people
- Bathna1,007 people
- Horil Chhapra777 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kohbawra from Motihari?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kohbawra?1,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kohbawra in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kohbawra?31.1% (Census 2011)