# Khosokhar Village, Bengabad, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bengabad, Giridih 

# Khosokhar

Khosokhar is a village in Bengabad sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815312**. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 26 households**, the 188th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 185people (2011)
- 26households
- 62.9%literacy
- 815312PIN code

## Khosokhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khosokhar is 815312.** Khosokhar falls in Bengabad sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815312
- Gram panchayatBadwara
- Community development blockBengabad
- Census village code351487

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

## How far is Khosokhar from nearby towns?

- Giridih (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)27 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)27 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 Khosokhar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Khosokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bengabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Khosokhar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Khosokhar

Of every 100 households in Khosokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khosokhar · ■ Bengabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****8%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**15%

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 Khosokhar?

■ Khosokhar · ■ Bengabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**928

Working population ****64.3%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 45.8% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (13%) · **■** Other work 14 (12%) · **■** Marginal 90 (76%)

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 Bengabad

- Pipratol211 people
- Nagri203 people
- Bargarha195 people
- Murgumi192 people
- Bishnudih183 people
- Dudhidih183 people
- Makho176 people
- Dorhaia169 people

[All 257 villages in Bengabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bengabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khosokhar?815312
- How far is Khosokhar from Giridih?27 km by road
- What is the population of Khosokhar?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khosokhar in?Giridih district (Bengabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khosokhar?62.9% (Census 2011)