Koilwar or Koelwar or Koilawar (Hindi: कोइलवर) is a nagar panchayat (town) 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 (NH-922).
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
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 (NH-922) 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 Patna-Arrah-Buxar (NH-922) Arrah-Chhapra Bridge Sakaddi-Nasriganj (SH-81)
Railway Koilwar railway station: KWR (0 km) Arrah Junction (14 km) Bihta railway station (8 km) Patna Junction railway station (35 km)
Airway Patna Airport (36 km) Bihta Airport (14 km)
List of villages The list of 68 villages in Koilwar Block (under Arrah Tehsil) is as follows: (GP is Gram Panchayat).
Village name Land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) Amma Narbirpur 474 1,945 Babhnauli 29 464 Bahiyara 280 2,250 Bakar Nagar 78 0 Bhadwar (GP) 266 7,807 Bhagwatpur 87 1,792 Bhopatpur 58 1,001 Birampur (GP) 527 5,907 Bishunpur 159 2,128 Bishunpura 107 1,536 Chanda (GP) 191 2,804 Chandi 347 5,953 Chandwa 66 1,672 Chhitampur 134 0 Daulatpur (GP) 220 3,568 Deoria 116 806 Dhandiha (GP) 973 7139 Dumaria 84 1,398 Farhangpur 331 3,119 Giddha (GP) 393 5,634 Golakpur 137 1,778 Gopalpur (GP) 84 1,753 Guri 117 865 Gyanpur 192 2,841 Haripur 121 2,859 Imadpur 65 0 Jahanpur 223 1,934 Jalpura 115 1,071 Jalpura Tapa (GP) 1,107 12,168 Jamalpur 197 4,876 Jokta (GP) 286 6,378 Kaem Nagar (GP) 400 8,554 Kamalu Chak 31 0 Kazi Chak 40 1,669 Khangaon (GP) 1,123 10,711 Khesrahiya (GP) 93 1,490 Kiratpura 266 4,999 Kishunpura 136 2,165 Kosihan 83 913 Kulharia (GP) 417 7,201 Lodipur 178 1,753 Mahui 624 378 Majhauwan 145 1,336 Makhdumpur 316 0 Makhdumpur Semra 483 1,179 Mana Chak 40 979 Manikpur 217 3,859 Manpur 72 822 Mathurapur (GP) 153 2,126 Milki 76 0 Mirapur 102 0 Mohaddi Chak 170 2,472 Mohkampur 223 1,429 Mokhalsa 206 3,108 Narbirpur (GP) 73 4,616 Narhi 166 3,909 Pachaina 108 1,971 Pachrukhia 119 2,214 Purdilganj 100 1,279 Rajapur (GP) 236 3,043 Raundh Santpur 87 0 Sadasibpur Urf Sabdalpur 368 0 Sakaddi (GP) 506 8,294 Sirari Chak 66 0 Sirpalpur 86 1,269 Sirpalpur 134 2,140 Songhatta 266 2,849 Sundarpur 140 963 Sundra 128 1,314 Suraudha 546 0
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