# 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, PIN code **855114**. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 145 households**, the 134th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 748people (2011)
- 145households
- 82.5%literacy
- 855114PIN code

## Pothia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pothia is 855114.** Pothia falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855114
- Gram panchayatPelagarh
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224704

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)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)31 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 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 79% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 58 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pothia · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**24%

Television ****56%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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+) ****82.5%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****490**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**969

Working population ****26.2%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 28% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Household industry 25 (13%) · **■** Other work 24 (12%) · **■** Marginal 136 (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 Kadwa

- Nikhra802 people
- Sadeli790 people
- Pipra784 people
- Raunia771 people
- Mahinagar711 people
- Kurhaila705 people
- Bijol701 people
- Baura Milik694 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pothia?855114
- How far is Pothia from Katihar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Pothia?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothia in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pothia?82.5% (Census 2011)