# Koste Bk. Village, Mangaon, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mangaon, Raigarh 

# Koste Bk.

Koste Bk. is a village in Mangaon sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **849 people in 207 households**, the 48th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 849people (2011)
- 207households
- 71.9%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Koste Bk. PIN code and other codes

Koste Bk. falls in Mangaon sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMangaon
- Census village code554585

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

## How far is Koste Bk. from nearby towns?

- Mangaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)94 km by road
- Roha Ashtami (nearest town)40 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 Koste Bk.?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Koste Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nijampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mangaon
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nijampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Koste Bk. known for?

About 32% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Koste Bk.

Of every 100 households in Koste Bk. in 2011, 79 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Koste Bk. · ■ Mangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**11%

Tap water ****94%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**71%

Use banking services ****21%**

**54%

Television ****35%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****47%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Koste Bk.?

■ Koste Bk. · ■ Mangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**919

Working population ****55.5%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 62.7% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (51%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 114 (24%)

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 Mangaon

- Wave Diwali918 people
- Warachiwadi898 people
- Palasgaon Bk.893 people
- Bhadav865 people
- Bamangaon831 people
- Rudravali825 people
- Kashene824 people
- Khardi Bk.814 people

[All 185 villages in Mangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/mangaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Koste Bk. from Alibag?94 km by road
- What is the population of Koste Bk.?849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koste Bk. in?Raigarh district (Mangaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Koste Bk.?71.9% (Census 2011)