# Charkhakati Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/charkhakati/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Charkhakati Charkhakati is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 99 households**, the 104th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 634people (2011) - 99households - 64.3%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Charkhakati PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charkhakati is 855117.** Charkhakati falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatUdgara - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222581 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charkhakati from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)40 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 Charkhakati? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Charkhakati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○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)8 h summer · 8 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 Charkhakati known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Charkhakati Of every 100 households in Charkhakati in 2011, 24 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Charkhakati · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **20% Toilet within the home ****10%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****4%** **20% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****24%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****63%** **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 Charkhakati? ■ Charkhakati · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250** **958 Working population ****25.1%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 62.3% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (37%) · **■** Household industry 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 50 (31%) · **■** Marginal 15 (9%) 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 - Pakamolna695 people - Bagalbari Milik Arazi681 people - Shekhpura646 people - Khatia Pichhla640 people - Birpur633 people - Halda606 people - Gelabari589 people - Purandarpur584 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charkhakati?855117 - How far is Charkhakati from Kishanganj?40 km by road - What is the population of Charkhakati?634 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charkhakati in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Charkhakati?64.3% (Census 2011)