# Hatpothia Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Hatpothia

Hatpothia is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,842 people in 349 households**, the 62nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,842people (2011)
- 349households
- 31.7%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Hatpothia PIN code and other codes

Hatpothia falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDholbaja
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221608

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Hatpothia from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Hatpothia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Hatpothia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dolbajja
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hatpothia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hatpothia

Of every 100 households in Hatpothia in 2011, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hatpothia · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****82%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hatpothia?

■ Hatpothia · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.7%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**955

Working population ****44.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.0% for men and 25.3% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (8%) · **■** Marginal 346 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Manikpur Halhalia2,058 people
- Bara1,977 people
- Halhalia jagir1,927 people
- Gopalpur1,846 people
- Bhagparwaha1,830 people
- Baijnathpur1,718 people
- Ramganj1,696 people
- Sirsia1,667 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hatpothia from Araria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Hatpothia?1,842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hatpothia in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hatpothia?31.7% (Census 2011)