Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia
# Kohbara urf Ramnagar

Kohbara urf Ramnagar is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 17,605 people in 3,762 households, the 2nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.
- 17,605 people (2011)
- 3,762 households
- 56.1% literacy
- 939 females per 1,000 males

## Kohbara urf Ramnagar PIN code and other codes

Kohbara urf Ramnagar falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kohbara
- Community development block Krityanand Nagar
- Census village code 223377

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kohbara urf Ramnagar from nearby towns?
- Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kohbara urf Ramnagar?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Kohbara urf Ramnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 3 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Banmakhi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kohbara urf Ramnagar known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 68% of the 1,700 hectares of village land is sown, and 834 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kohbara urf Ramnagar

Of every 100 households in Kohbara urf Ramnagar in 2011, 15 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kohbara urf Ramnagar · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 15% 16%
- Toilet within the home 18% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 88%
- Tap water 2% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 52% 55%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 97%
- Use banking services 32% 28%
- Television 15% 10%
- Mobile phone 42% 33%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 33%
- Own their home 95% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kohbara urf Ramnagar?

■ Kohbara urf Ramnagar · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.1% 51.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 929
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 955
- Working population 36.0% 39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 47.9% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 820 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,761 (44%) · ■ Household industry 72 (1%) · ■ Other work 836 (13%) · ■ Marginal 1,849 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Krityanand Nagar
- Bithnauli Khemchand 19,662 people
- Ganeshpur 16,745 people
- Kajha 14,713 people
- Parora 14,033 people
- Banbhag 11,439 people

All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar

## Quick answers
- How far is Kohbara urf Ramnagar from Purnia? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Kohbara urf Ramnagar? 17,605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kohbara urf Ramnagar in? Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kohbara urf Ramnagar? 56.1% (Census 2011)

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