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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Bisani

Bisani is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 249 households**, the 80th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 249households
- 73.8%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Bisani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatDamalbari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222656

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

## How far is Bisani from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)18 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 Bisani?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bisani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Bisani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Bisani

Of every 100 households in Bisani in 2011, 12 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bisani · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**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 Bisani?

■ Bisani · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**958

Working population ****29.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 65.4% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (30%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 142 (42%)

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

- Chitma1,182 people
- Musaldenga1,172 people
- Andabari1,162 people
- CHilhamari1,154 people
- Kuimari1,118 people
- Panasi1,069 people
- Dongra1,062 people
- Singhiamari1,052 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bisani?855117
- How far is Bisani from Kishanganj?18 km by road
- What is the population of Bisani?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bisani in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bisani?73.8% (Census 2011)