Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj
# Masidgarh Pokharkona

Masidgarh Pokharkona is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,556 people in 490 households, the 37th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 2,556 people (2011)
- 490 households
- 62.6% literacy
- 849 females per 1,000 males

## Masidgarh Pokharkona PIN code and other codes

Masidgarh Pokharkona falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Bagalbari
- Community development block Kochadhamin
- Census village code 222789

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Masidgarh Pokharkona from nearby towns?
- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Masidgarh Pokharkona?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Masidgarh Pokharkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kochadhamin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Masidgarh Pokharkona known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Masidgarh Pokharkona

Of every 100 households in Masidgarh Pokharkona in 2011, 20 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Masidgarh Pokharkona · ■ Kochadhamin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 20% 18%
- Toilet within the home 6% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 92%
- Tap water 4% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 74% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 22% 21%
- Television 4% 4%
- Mobile phone 47% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 30%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Masidgarh Pokharkona?

■ Masidgarh Pokharkona · ■ Kochadhamin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.6% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 849 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 827 962
- Working population 30.5% 29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 57.2% for women. 40% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 271 (35%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 138 (18%) · ■ Marginal 312 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kochadhamin
- Asura 2,630 people
- Shahpur Istamrar 2,618 people
- Andhasur 2,576 people
- Jhantipari Anarkali 2,572 people
- Deramari 2,554 people
- Gauramani 2,540 people
- Sehangaon 2,536 people
- Kathalbari 2,520 people

All 150 villages in Kochadhamin

## Quick answers
- How far is Masidgarh Pokharkona from Kishanganj? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Masidgarh Pokharkona? 2,556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masidgarh Pokharkona in? Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Masidgarh Pokharkona? 62.6% (Census 2011)

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