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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rampravesh jamadar
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- LGD code
- 244827
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population
- 3,903
- Households
- 665
- Literacy rate
- 55.5%
- Sex ratio
- 915 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,370
Census 2011 · in context
How Kosiawan compares
By population, Kosiawan ranks #8 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.5%
−1.7% vs mandal average
Kosiawan55.5%
Ekangarsarai mandal57.2%
Nalanda district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
915
−1 vs mandal average
Kosiawan915
Ekangarsarai mandal916
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
Kosiawan5.9
Ekangarsarai mandal6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kosiawan at a glance
Kosiawan is a village of 3,903 people in 665 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 56%, 2 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801301, served by Ekangersarai post office; the LGD village code is 244827. The sarpanch is rampravesh jamadar, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 4,602 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kosiawan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kosiawan
- Total area (ha)
- 279
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 190.02
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kosiawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kosiawan
- LGD code
- 244827
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,903
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,602
- Households
- 665
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 915
- Literacy rate
- 55.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rampravesh jamadar
- Block / Mandal
- Ekangarsarai
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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