# Adhikari Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Adhikari

Adhikari is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 330 households**, the 58th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,578people (2011)
- 330households
- 47.0%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Adhikari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Adhikari is 855117.** Adhikari falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatPanasi
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222640

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Adhikari from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kishanganj (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 Adhikari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Adhikari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Adhikari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Adhikari

Of every 100 households in Adhikari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Adhikari · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

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 Adhikari?

■ Adhikari · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**958

Working population ****26.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 42.0% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (67%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 45 (11%)

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 Pothia

- Raipur1,672 people
- Pharabari1,665 people
- Barapokhar1,593 people
- Dhobinia1,586 people
- Nandakuri1,564 people
- Nimalagaon1,559 people
- Keso Jara1,542 people
- Lodhabari1,501 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Adhikari?855117
- How far is Adhikari from Kishanganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Adhikari?1,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adhikari in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Adhikari?47.0% (Census 2011)