# Kosalpur Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Kosalpur

Kosalpur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 80 households**, the 95th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 430people (2011)
- 80households
- 83.5%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Kosalpur PIN code and other codes

Kosalpur falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234377

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

## How far is Kosalpur from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)19 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 Kosalpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kosalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhapra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kosalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Kosalpur

Of every 100 households in Kosalpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kosalpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**83%

Tap water ****14%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**62%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**17%

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 Kosalpur?

■ Kosalpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**943

Working population ****40.9%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 75.3% for women. 45% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (8%) · **■** Other work 14 (8%) · **■** Marginal 148 (84%)

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 Garkha

- Majlispur660 people
- Rasulpur613 people
- Saiki559 people
- Tahirpur544 people
- Aurha Milki383 people
- Rustampur353 people
- Mainpuri307 people
- Mobarakpur20 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosalpur from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kosalpur?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosalpur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kosalpur?83.5% (Census 2011)