# Kotal Pukur Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/kotal-pukur-359735/ Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj # Kotal Pukur Kotal Pukur is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,818 people in 555 households**, the 12th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 2,818people (2011) - 555households - 57.8%literacy - 816105PIN code ## Kotal Pukur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotal Pukur is 816105.** Kotal Pukur falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - PIN code816105 - Gram panchayatKotalpukur - Community development blockBarharwa - Census village code359735 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotal Pukur from nearby towns? - Barharwa (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ)70 km by road - Pakur (nearest town)16 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 Kotal Pukur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kotal Pukur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pakur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 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 Kotal Pukur known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include rope and basket. About 83% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kotal Pukur Of every 100 households in Kotal Pukur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotal Pukur · ■ Barharwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **8% Toilet within the home ****17%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **85% Use banking services ****30%** **38% Television ****15%** **8% Mobile phone ****32%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****53%** **33% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kotal Pukur? ■ Kotal Pukur · ■ Barharwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **961 Working population ****30.8%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 53.2% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (26%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 396 (46%) · **■** Marginal 195 (22%) 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 Barharwa - Ratanpur3,414 people - Agloi3,133 people - Bara Sonakar2,911 people - Juhibana2,864 people - Madhuapara2,766 people - Maharajpur2,666 people - Kotal Pukur2,615 people - Harihara2,520 people [All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotal Pukur?816105 - How far is Kotal Pukur from Sahibganj?70 km by road - What is the population of Kotal Pukur?2,818 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotal Pukur in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kotal Pukur?57.8% (Census 2011)