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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Bhatkhunda

Bhatkhunda is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 115 households**, the 111th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 554people (2011)
- 115households
- 43.4%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Bhatkhunda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatTipijhari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222573

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

## How far is Bhatkhunda from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)36 km by road
- Thakurganj (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 Bhatkhunda?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Panasi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bhatkhunda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Bhatkhunda

Of every 100 households in Bhatkhunda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhatkhunda · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**95%

Use banking services ****1%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

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

**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 Bhatkhunda?

■ Bhatkhunda · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**958

Working population ****30.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 36.0% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 161 (96%)

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

- Gelabari589 people
- Purandarpur584 people
- Dubanochi575 people
- Piakori555 people
- Sita Jhari537 people
- Miramani528 people
- Rasiadangi528 people
- Chhagalia506 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhatkhunda?855117
- How far is Bhatkhunda from Kishanganj?36 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatkhunda?554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatkhunda in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatkhunda?43.4% (Census 2011)