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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Bagalbari

Bagalbari is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,346 people in 617 households**, the 21st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 3,346people (2011)
- 617households
- 53.5%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Bagalbari PIN code and other codes

Bagalbari falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDamalbari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222655

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

## How far is Bagalbari from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)16 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)16 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 Bagalbari?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Bagalbari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Bagalbari

Of every 100 households in Bagalbari in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bagalbari · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Bagalbari?

■ Bagalbari · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**958

Working population ****38.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 49.9% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 652 (50%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (7%) · **■** Marginal 335 (26%)

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

- Arrabari3,602 people
- Baksa3,446 people
- Thipi Jhari3,394 people
- Gangnati3,377 people
- Naunaddi3,311 people
- Mirzapur3,208 people
- Pamal3,175 people
- Kalidas3,097 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bagalbari from Kishanganj?16 km by road
- What is the population of Bagalbari?3,346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagalbari in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bagalbari?53.5% (Census 2011)