# Burhnai Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/burhnai/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Burhnai Burhnai is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,302 people in 1,792 households**, the 2nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 9,302people (2011) - 1,792households - 47.6%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Burhnai PIN code and other codes Burhnai falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBurhnai - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222528 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Burhnai from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)34 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)10 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 Burhnai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Burhnai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn 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 hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Burhnai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 1,597 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Burhnai Of every 100 households in Burhnai in 2011, 38 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Burhnai · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **20% Toilet within the home ****5%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****11%** **20% Television ****14%** **8% Mobile phone ****37%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **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 Burhnai? ■ Burhnai · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **958 Working population ****31.3%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.4% for men and 38.2% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 532 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,675 (57%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (5%) · **■** Marginal 513 (18%) 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 - Sitalpur12,110 people - Jahangirpur9,292 people - Koltha7,996 people - Udgara6,006 people - Chhatar Gachh5,993 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Burhnai from Kishanganj?34 km by road - What is the population of Burhnai?9,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Burhnai in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Burhnai?47.6% (Census 2011)