# Budhra Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/budhra/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Budhra Budhra is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,617 people in 764 households**, the 16th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 3,617people (2011) - 764households - 52.2%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Budhra PIN code and other codes Budhra falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBudhara - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222590 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Budhra from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)35 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 Budhra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Budhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●ITI / vocational 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Budhra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Budhra Of every 100 households in Budhra in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Budhra · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **20% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **95% Use banking services ****18%** **20% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****29%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****46%** **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 Budhra? ■ Budhra · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **958 Working population ****31.9%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 43.8% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 274 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 670 (58%) · **■** Household industry 105 (9%) · **■** Other work 81 (7%) · **■** Marginal 25 (2%) 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 - Parla Bari4,374 people - Bhota Thana4,056 people - Dubanochi3,714 people - Ratua3,640 people - Arrabari3,602 people - Baksa3,446 people - Thipi Jhari3,394 people - Gangnati3,377 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Budhra from Kishanganj?35 km by road - What is the population of Budhra?3,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Budhra in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Budhra?52.2% (Census 2011)