# Kohara Village, Manjhi, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Manjhi, Saran 

# Kohara

Kohara is a village in Manjhi sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,689 people in 645 households**, the 21st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,689people (2011)
- 645households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Kohara PIN code and other codes

Kohara falls in Manjhi sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalesra
- Community development blockManjhi
- Census village code233391

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

## How far is Kohara from nearby towns?

- Manjhi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)28 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)24 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 Kohara?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kohara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaitpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 2 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 Kohara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Kohara

Of every 100 households in Kohara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kohara · ■ Manjhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**71%

Television ****27%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**12%

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 Kohara?

■ Kohara · ■ Manjhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**925

Working population ****25.5%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 67.6% for women. 40% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 324 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 210 (22%) · **■** Marginal 194 (21%)

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 Manjhi

- Bareja4,366 people
- Sonbarsa4,098 people
- Belsara3,904 people
- Mobarakpur3,740 people
- Dumai Garh3,604 people
- Nasira3,435 people
- Kaunrudhaunru3,306 people
- Mansath3,142 people

[All 133 villages in Manjhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/manjhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kohara from Chhapra?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kohara?3,689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kohara in?Saran district (Manjhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kohara?79.1% (Census 2011)
