# Kodwa Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Kodwa

Kodwa is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 46 households**, the 71st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 198people (2011)
- 46households
- 28.4%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Kodwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kodwa is 852216.** Kodwa falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatPastwar
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226378

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

## How far is Kodwa from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)20 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)20 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 Kodwa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Kodwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghore
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pastwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Kodwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Kodwa

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

■ Kodwa · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**52%

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 Kodwa?

■ Kodwa · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.4%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**924

Working population ****29.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.7% for men and 18.3% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 59 (100%)

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 Mahishi

- Kargaon252 people
- Dhor227 people
- Nagar203 people
- Parewa202 people
- Jalkaur187 people
- Maina Arazi100 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kodwa?852216
- How far is Kodwa from Saharsa?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kodwa?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kodwa in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kodwa?28.4% (Census 2011)