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Koriar

कोरिअर
Sahar mandal
Pincode 802222
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Koriar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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ID
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
INDU DEVI
Contact: 84****4333
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LGD code
247767
Pincode
802222
Post office
Khutahan
Population
783
Households
146
Literacy rate
56.4%
Sex ratio
1028 ♀/1000♂
Workers
250
Census 2011 · in context

How Koriar compares

By population, Koriar ranks #41 of 56 villages in Sahar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.4%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Koriar56.4%
Sahar mandal55.2%
Bhojpur district58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
+62 vs mandal average
Koriar1,028
Sahar mandal966
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.5 vs mandal average
Koriar5.4
Sahar mandal5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Koriar at a glance

Koriar is a village of 783 people in 146 households (Census 2011) in Sahar block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 41st-largest of 56 villages in Sahar block. Literacy is 56%, 1 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802222, served by Khutahan post office; the LGD village code is 247767. The sarpanch is INDU DEVI, and the village votes in Tarari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vishal Prashant. The population is estimated at 923 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Koriar · this village78356%—
Chauri · Sahar2,22853%—
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Bagaunti · Sahar91648%—
Koni · Sahar59754%—
Nima · Sahar56929%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Koriar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARWAL
Distance to nearest town (km)
16
Distance to district HQ (km)
37
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Chouri
Total area (ha)
104
Irrigated area (ha)
78
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Koriar

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Koriar

LGD code
247767
Pincode
802222
Post office
Khutahan
Population (Census 2011)
783
Population (projected 2026)
923
Households
146
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1028
Literacy rate
56.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Arrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tarari
Member of Parliament
Sudama Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vishal Prashant
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
INDU DEVI
Block / Mandal
Sahar
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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