Skip to main content
Thursday, 10 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Nardiganj block·Nawada

Kosla

कोसला
Nardiganj mandal
Pincode 805109
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiIn 4 daysGreetingHartalika TeejIn 4 daysGreetingRishi PanchamiIn 5 daysGreetingBihar calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Kosla observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

in 4 daysObserved in 29 states
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
JM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jhaman manjhi
Contact: 99****0171
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Kosla can update it.
LGD code
257460
Pincode
805109
Post office
Nardiganj
Population
4,398
Households
599
Literacy rate
52.4%
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,242
Census 2011 · in context

How Kosla compares

By population, Kosla ranks #8 of 55 villages in Nardiganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.4%
+7.2% vs mandal average
Kosla
52.4%
Nardiganj mandal
45.2%
Nawada district
49.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
947
+10 vs mandal average
Kosla
947
Nardiganj mandal
937
Household size
people per home
7.3
+0.6 vs mandal average
Kosla
7.3
Nardiganj mandal
6.7

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

Advertisement

Kosla at a glance

Kosla is a village of 4,398 people in 599 households (Census 2011) in Nardiganj block, Nawada district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 55 villages in Nardiganj block. Literacy is 52%, 7 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 805109, served by Nardiganj post office; the LGD village code is 257460. The sarpanch is jhaman manjhi, and the village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 5,185 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kosla

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kosla

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
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
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HISUA
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
28
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kosla
Total area (ha)
293
Irrigated area (ha)
157.57
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Kosla

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 — Kosla

LGD code
257460
Pincode
805109
Post office
Nardiganj
Population (Census 2011)
4,398
Population (projected 2026)
5,185
Households
599
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
947
Literacy rate
52.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bakhri
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
jhaman manjhi
Block / Mandal
Nardiganj
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 805109

All villages in 805109 →

Other villages in Nardiganj mandal

View all 54+
Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement