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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Darigaon

Darigaon is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855717**. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 145 households**, the 96th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 728people (2011)
- 145households
- 26.6%literacy
- 855717PIN code

## Darigaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darigaon is 855717.** Darigaon falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855717
- Gram panchayatBhota Thana
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222523

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

## How far is Darigaon from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)27 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 Darigaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Darigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gesamari
- ○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 service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Darigaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Darigaon

Of every 100 households in Darigaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darigaon · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Darigaon?

■ Darigaon · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.6%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**958

Working population ****25.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.6% for men and 27.5% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 17 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (91%)

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

- Lukundra838 people
- Damarbari777 people
- Mohania746 people
- Bakhonala731 people
- Maria723 people
- Mahogarh706 people
- Pothia699 people
- Pakamolna695 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darigaon?855717
- How far is Darigaon from Kishanganj?27 km by road
- What is the population of Darigaon?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darigaon in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darigaon?26.6% (Census 2011)