# Barijan Pothimari Jagir Village, Kochadhamin – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/barijan-pothimari-jagir/ Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj # Barijan Pothimari Jagir Barijan Pothimari Jagir is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,990 people in 944 households**, the 9th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 4,990people (2011) - 944households - 49.4%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Barijan Pothimari Jagir PIN code and other codes Barijan Pothimari Jagir falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarijan Pothimari - Community development blockKochadhamin - Census village code222866 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barijan Pothimari Jagir from nearby towns? - Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)21 km by road - Kishanganj (nearest town)21 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 Barijan Pothimari Jagir? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Barijan Pothimari Jagir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochadhamin - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Barijan Pothimari Jagir known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Barijan Pothimari Jagir Of every 100 households in Barijan Pothimari Jagir in 2011, 22 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barijan Pothimari Jagir · ■ Kochadhamin rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **18% Toilet within the home ****10%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****25%** **21% Television ****13%** **4% Mobile phone ****41%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **30% 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 Barijan Pothimari Jagir? ■ Barijan Pothimari Jagir · ■ Kochadhamin rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **962 Working population ****29.6%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.9% for men and 39.7% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 408 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 917 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (8%) · **■** Marginal 30 (2%) 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 Kochadhamin - Najarpur6,888 people - Gurgaon6,415 people - Bhagal6,361 people - Kochadhamin5,623 people - Himatnagar4,716 people - Mahadha4,215 people - Kairbirpur4,211 people - Chunamari3,884 people [All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barijan Pothimari Jagir from Kishanganj?21 km by road - What is the population of Barijan Pothimari Jagir?4,990 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barijan Pothimari Jagir in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barijan Pothimari Jagir?49.4% (Census 2011)