# Arrabari Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Arrabari

Arrabari is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855107**. The 2011 Census counted **3,602 people in 738 households**, the 17th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 3,602people (2011)
- 738households
- 45.0%literacy
- 855107PIN code

## Arrabari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arrabari is 855107.** Arrabari falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855107
- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222617

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

## How far is Arrabari from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)20 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 Arrabari?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Arrabari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Arrabari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 588 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Arrabari

Of every 100 households in Arrabari in 2011, 23 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Arrabari · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Arrabari?

■ Arrabari · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**958

Working population ****32.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.9% for men and 39.3% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 642 (55%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (3%) · **■** Marginal 286 (25%)

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

- Bhota Thana4,056 people
- Dubanochi3,714 people
- Ratua3,640 people
- Budhra3,617 people
- Baksa3,446 people
- Thipi Jhari3,394 people
- Gangnati3,377 people
- Bagalbari3,346 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arrabari?855107
- How far is Arrabari from Kishanganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Arrabari?3,602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arrabari in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arrabari?45.0% (Census 2011)
