# Kosra Village, Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura 

# Kosra

Kosra is a village in Sheikhpura sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,707 people in 1,097 households**, the 2nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 6,707people (2011)
- 1,097households
- 74.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Kosra PIN code and other codes

Kosra falls in Sheikhpura sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKosra
- Community development blockSheikhpura
- Census village code243900

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

## How far is Kosra from nearby towns?

- Sheikhpura (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)13 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)13 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 Kosra?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kosra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Kosra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 765 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Kosra

Of every 100 households in Kosra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kosra · ■ Sheikhpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**44%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kosra?

■ Kosra · ■ Sheikhpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**936

Working population ****36.8%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 66.1% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 540 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (16%) · **■** Household industry 95 (4%) · **■** Other work 234 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,214 (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 Sheikhpura

- Gawa7,431 people
- Mehuns6,215 people
- Kare6,206 people
- Katari5,582 people
- Pachnan5,565 people

[All 90 villages in Sheikhpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/sheikhpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kosra from Sheikhpura?13 km by road
- What is the population of Kosra?6,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosra in?Sheikhpura district (Sheikhpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kosra?74.9% (Census 2011)