# Damal Bari Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/damal-bari/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Damal Bari Damal Bari is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **4,627 people in 902 households**, the 11th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 4,627people (2011) - 902households - 37.4%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Damal Bari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Damal Bari is 855117.** Damal Bari falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatDamalbari - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222633 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Damal Bari from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)22 km by road - Kishanganj (nearest town)22 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 Damal Bari? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Damal Bari; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 - 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 Damal Bari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Damal Bari Of every 100 households in Damal Bari in 2011, 20 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Damal Bari · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **20% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****15%** **20% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****29%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****34%** **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 Damal Bari? ■ Damal Bari · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.4%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **958 Working population ****39.8%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.3% for men and 29.2% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (6%) · **■** Marginal 998 (54%) 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 - Naukatta5,662 people - Paharkatta5,428 people - Kasba Kaliaganj5,419 people - Gorukhal4,875 people - Parla Bari4,374 people - Bhota Thana4,056 people - Dubanochi3,714 people - Ratua3,640 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Damal Bari?855117 - How far is Damal Bari from Kishanganj?22 km by road - What is the population of Damal Bari?4,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Damal Bari in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Damal Bari?37.4% (Census 2011)