# Bhota Thana Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/bhota-thana/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Bhota Thana Bhota Thana is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **4,056 people in 821 households**, the 13th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 4,056people (2011) - 821households - 52.3%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Bhota Thana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhota Thana is 855117.** Bhota Thana falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatBhota Thana - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhota Thana from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)21 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 Bhota Thana? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhota Thana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ 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 service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Bhota Thana known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Bhota Thana Of every 100 households in Bhota Thana in 2011, 35 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhota Thana · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **20% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****14%** **20% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****39%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****25%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bhota Thana? ■ Bhota Thana · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **958 Working population ****30.0%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.7% for men and 44.5% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 216 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 494 (41%) 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 - Kasba Kaliaganj5,419 people - Gorukhal4,875 people - Damal Bari4,627 people - Parla Bari4,374 people - Dubanochi3,714 people - Ratua3,640 people - Budhra3,617 people - Arrabari3,602 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhota Thana?855117 - How far is Bhota Thana from Kishanganj?21 km by road - What is the population of Bhota Thana?4,056 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhota Thana in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhota Thana?52.3% (Census 2011)