# Pothia Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/pothia/ Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur # Pothia Pothia is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,234 people in 453 households**, the 22nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%. - 2,234people (2011) - 453households - 72.2%literacy - 843females per 1,000 males ## Pothia PIN code and other codes Pothia falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPothia - Community development blockSonhaula - Census village code240279 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? - Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)39 km by road - Colgong (nearest town)30 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? 15 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong - ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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, 34 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pothia · ■ Sonhaula rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **26% Toilet within the home ****31%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **84% Tap water ****8%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **85% Use banking services ****57%** **44% Television ****32%** **11% Mobile phone ****75%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 · ■ Sonhaula rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **54.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **944 Working population ****42.7%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 64.0% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (6%) · **■** Household industry 58 (6%) · **■** Other work 105 (11%) · **■** Marginal 721 (75%) 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 Sonhaula - Chhotki Naki2,390 people - Tanakmas2,373 people - Amdiha2,369 people - Ghuthiani2,236 people - Barki Naki2,190 people - Nathuchak2,140 people - Sahupara2,064 people - Karharia2,059 people [All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pothia from Bhagalpur?39 km by road - What is the population of Pothia?2,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothia in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pothia?72.2% (Census 2011)