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

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Potri

Potri is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **1,268 people in 239 households**, the 76th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,268people (2011)
- 239households
- 74.5%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Potri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potri is 854318.** Potri falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatMajhua
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221597

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

## How far is Potri from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)40 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)10 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 Potri?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Potri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 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

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 Potri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Potri

Of every 100 households in Potri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potri · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**67%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Potri?

■ Potri · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**955

Working population ****52.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 463 (69%)

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

- Dipaul1,424 people
- Baijnathpur1,419 people
- Binodpur1,363 people
- Balua1,332 people
- Bishunpur1,264 people
- Asuri1,171 people
- Sukhi1,150 people
- Damadighi1,141 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potri?854318
- How far is Potri from Araria?40 km by road
- What is the population of Potri?1,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potri in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Potri?74.5% (Census 2011)