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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Bagrani

Bagrani is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,435 people in 247 households**, the 65th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,435people (2011)
- 247households
- 52.8%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Bagrani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatKusiyari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222567

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

## How far is Bagrani from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)45 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)26 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 Bagrani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bagrani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Bagrani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Bagrani

Of every 100 households in Bagrani in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bagrani · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bagrani?

■ Bagrani · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**958

Working population ****33.1%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 48.7% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (50%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 170 (36%)

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

- Keso Jara1,542 people
- Lodhabari1,501 people
- Dhantola1,452 people
- Kala Singhia1,450 people
- Panbara1,328 people
- Sita Jhari1,291 people
- Ratanpur1,278 people
- Indarpur Khurd1,274 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bagrani?855117
- How far is Bagrani from Kishanganj?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bagrani?1,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagrani in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bagrani?52.8% (Census 2011)