# Pothia Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Pothia

Pothia is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,962 people in 435 households**, the 45th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 1,962people (2011)
- 435households
- 47.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Pothia PIN code and other codes

Pothia falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222096

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

## How far is Pothia from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)22 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 Pothia?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Pothia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Pothia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Pothia

Of every 100 households in Pothia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pothia · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**36%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**18%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

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 Pothia?

■ Pothia · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**972

Working population ****37.8%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 37.5% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (6%) · **■** Marginal 245 (33%)

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 Palasi

- Beni2,135 people
- Bhadauna2,054 people
- Bhatwara1,997 people
- Gopalnagar1,984 people
- Bakainia1,884 people
- Balua1,830 people
- Marichgaon1,810 people
- Tarbi1,803 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pothia from Araria?22 km by road
- What is the population of Pothia?1,962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothia in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pothia?47.8% (Census 2011)