# Kotal Pukur Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) (2)

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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 **2,615 people in 520 households**, the 15th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,615people (2011)
- 520households
- 90.7%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 panchayatKotal Pukur
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359736

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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kotal Pukur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jibanpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pakur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barharwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 bidi and rope. 

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, 88 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kotal Pukur · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**85%

Use banking services ****66%**

**38%

Television ****58%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**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+) ****90.7%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**961

Working population ****28.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 88.2% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (5%) · **■** Household industry 43 (6%) · **■** Other work 605 (80%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%)

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

- Juhibana2,864 people
- Kotal Pukur2,818 people
- Madhuapara2,766 people
- Maharajpur2,666 people
- Harihara2,520 people
- Bindupara2,519 people
- Kankjol2,501 people
- Bishunpur2,436 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?2,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotal Pukur in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kotal Pukur?90.7% (Census 2011)