Koilwar


Koilwar or Koelwar or Koilawar is a nagar panchayat and one of the 14 community development block in Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. As of 2011, the population of Koilwar town was 17,725, in 2,893 households. Koilwar lies on the Arrah-Patna highway.

Geography

Koilwar is located at. It has an average elevation of.
Koilwar is situated on the banks of Sone river, between Arrah and Bihta in Bihar

Koilwar Bridge

is situated on the River Sone; its steel rail road bridge called as Abdul Bari Bridge made before independence, is shown in the film Gandhi. The Koelwar bridge across the Sone river was built by the British in 1862. A two lane road runs just under the rail tracks. Sand mining near the pillars of this old bridge has created structural problems recently.
A famous Shiv Temple is the moonlight of the village. On every 14 January and on the eve of Mahashivratri a fair takes place near the temple.

New Koilwar Bridge

Demographics

In the 2001 India census, Koilwar had a population of 19,925. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Koilwar has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 55%, female literacy 54%. 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The main commodities produced in Koilwar are paneer and tilkut.

Transport

The Koilwar town is very well connected by roads, highways and Rail routes to various cities like Patna, Danapur, Bihta, Arrah, Buxar, Chhapra in Bihar; and Ghazipur, Mughalsarai and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

Roads

The list of 68 villages in Koilwar Block is as follows:.
Village nameLand area Population
Amma Narbirpur4741,945
Babhnauli29464
Bahiyara2802,250
Bakar Nagar780
Bhadwar 2667,807
Bhagwatpur871,792
Bhopatpur581,001
Birampur 5275,907
Bishunpur1592,128
Bishunpura1071,536
Chanda 1912,804
Chandi3475,953
Chandwa661,672
Chhitampur1340
Daulatpur 2203,568
Deoria116806
Dhan Diha6695,861
Dhandiha 3041,278
Dumaria841,398
Farhangpur3313,119
Giddha 3935,634
Golakpur1371,778
Gopalpur 841,753
Guri117865
Gyanpur1922,841
Haripur1212,859
Imadpur650
Jahanpur2231,934
Jalpura1151,071
Jalpura Tapa 1,10712,168
Jamalpur1974,876
Jokta 2866,378
Kaem Nagar 4008,554
Kamalu Chak310
Kazi Chak401,669
Khangaon 1,12310,711
Khesrahiya 931,490
Kiratpura2664,999
Kishunpura1362,165
Kosihan83913
Kulharia 4177,201
Lodipur1781,753
Mahui624378
Majhauwan1451,336
Makhdumpur3160
Makhdumpur Semra4831,179
Mana Chak40979
Manikpur2173,859
Manpur72822
Mathurapur 1532,126
Milki760
Mirapur1020
Mohaddi Chak1702,472
Mohkampur2231,429
Mokhalsa2063,108
Narbirpur 734,616
Narhi1663,909
Pachaina1081,971
Pachrukhia1192,214
Purdilganj1001,279
Rajapur 2363,043
Raundh Santpur870
Sadasibpur Urf Sabdalpur3680
Sakaddi 5068,294
Sirari Chak660
Sirpalpur861,269
Sirpalpur1342,140
Songhatta2662,849
Sundarpur140963
Sundra1281,314
Suraudha5460