# Choragaddi Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Choragaddi

Choragaddi is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 63 households**, the 127th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 299people (2011)
- 63households
- 63.9%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Choragaddi PIN code and other codes

Choragaddi falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBurhnai
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222601

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

## How far is Choragaddi from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)33 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 Choragaddi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Choragaddi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Choragaddi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Choragaddi

Of every 100 households in Choragaddi in 2011, 62 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Choragaddi · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**20%

Television ****19%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Choragaddi?

■ Choragaddi · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**958

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 51.0% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (32%) · **■** Marginal 12 (13%)

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

- Bhelagachhi393 people
- Mangur Jon371 people
- Bagalbari Milik368 people
- Naunaddi366 people
- Pakamolna275 people
- Mangur Jan245 people
- Bolasan233 people
- Parlabari Milik232 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Choragaddi from Kishanganj?33 km by road
- What is the population of Choragaddi?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choragaddi in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Choragaddi?63.9% (Census 2011)