Village · Barkagaon, Hazaribagh # Kounsi Kounsi is a village in Barkagaon sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825311. The 2011 Census counted 241 people in 43 households, the 77th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 241 people (2011) - 43 households - 59.5% literacy - 825311 PIN code ## Kounsi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kounsi is 825311. Kounsi falls in Barkagaon sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825311 - Gram panchayat Gondhay - Community development block Barkagaon - Census village code 368862 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kounsi from nearby towns? - Barkagaon (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Hazaribagh (district HQ) 37 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town) 37 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kounsi? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Kounsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Konsi - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Barkagaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hajaribagh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kounsi known for? The main crops are rice. About 36% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kounsi Of every 100 households in Kounsi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kounsi · ■ Barkagaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 55% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 37% - Use banking services 46% 56% - Television 0% 22% - Mobile phone 65% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 21% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 12% 16% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kounsi? ■ Kounsi · ■ Barkagaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 948 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 929 - Working population 57.3% 38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 49.5% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 48 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 86 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barkagaon - Belabeltaul 328 people - Lakura 324 people - Gali 317 people - Sohadi 279 people - Kundru 205 people - Kutulua 131 people - Sakri 88 people - Phulang 7 people All 83 villages in Barkagaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kounsi? 825311 - How far is Kounsi from Hazaribagh? 37 km by road - What is the population of Kounsi? 241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kounsi in? Hazaribagh district (Barkagaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kounsi? 59.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/kounsi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.