# Pothia Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Pothia

Pothia is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **93 people in 16 households**, the 213th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 93people (2011)
- 16households
- 39.7%literacy
- 722females per 1,000 males

## Pothia PIN code and other codes

Pothia falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhangama
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224537

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?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanmama
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kahria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 89% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pothia · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.7%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****722**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**969

Working population ****43.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 21.9% for women. 72% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 40 (100%)

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 Kadwa

- Nekula116 people
- Kamalpur107 people
- Khutapara104 people
- Bahadurpur94 people
- Auranga92 people
- Basantpur77 people
- Garalet72 people
- Bhelaganj67 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pothia from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Pothia?93 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothia in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pothia?39.7% (Census 2011)