# Kochgawan Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Kochgawan

Kochgawan is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,396 people in 947 households**, the 4th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 5,396people (2011)
- 947households
- 52.7%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Kochgawan PIN code and other codes

Kochgawan falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKochgama
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code221020

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

## How far is Kochgawan from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)87 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)11 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 Kochgawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Kochgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 27% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Kochgawan

Of every 100 households in Kochgawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kochgawan · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**75%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kochgawan?

■ Kochgawan · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**949

Working population ****25.0%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 45.5% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 574 (42%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 121 (9%) · **■** Marginal 423 (31%)

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 Basantpur

- Bhimnagar7,688 people
- Kataia6,971 people
- Kusahar5,905 people
- Basantpur5,143 people
- Hirde Nagar5,118 people
- Banaili Patti4,853 people
- Piprahigot4,787 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kochgawan from Supaul?87 km by road
- What is the population of Kochgawan?5,396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kochgawan in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kochgawan?52.7% (Census 2011)