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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Debiganj

Debiganj is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 26 households**, the 137th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 129people (2011)
- 26households
- 39.5%literacy
- 1,224females per 1,000 males

## Debiganj PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhota Thana
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222527

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

## How far is Debiganj from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)29 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 Debiganj?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Debiganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chhattargachh
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Debiganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 3 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Debiganj

Of every 100 households in Debiganj in 2011, 54 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Debiganj · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**20%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**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 Debiganj?

■ Debiganj · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1224**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1529**

**958

Working population ****20.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.9% for men and 35.6% for women. 36% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 25 (96%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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

- Gobinda180 people
- Kulthibari172 people
- Goabari159 people
- Gangnati Arazigachh157 people
- Jogihara123 people
- Bhatkhunda93 people
- Kalupathaurf Koimari77 people
- Kharkhari44 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Debiganj from Kishanganj?29 km by road
- What is the population of Debiganj?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Debiganj in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Debiganj?39.5% (Census 2011)