# Dhantola Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/dhantola/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Dhantola Dhantola is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,452 people in 271 households**, the 63rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 1,452people (2011) - 271households - 57.3%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Dhantola PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhantola is 855117.** Dhantola falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatUdgara - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222584 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhantola from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)36 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 Dhantola? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhantola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Dhantola known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Dhantola Of every 100 households in Dhantola in 2011, 65 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhantola · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **20% Toilet within the home ****0%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****16%** **20% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****32%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****48%** **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 Dhantola? ■ Dhantola · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032** **958 Working population ****30.9%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 47.3% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 176 (39%) 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 - Nandakuri1,564 people - Nimalagaon1,559 people - Keso Jara1,542 people - Lodhabari1,501 people - Kala Singhia1,450 people - Bagrani1,435 people - Panbara1,328 people - Sita Jhari1,291 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhantola?855117 - How far is Dhantola from Kishanganj?36 km by road - What is the population of Dhantola?1,452 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhantola in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhantola?57.3% (Census 2011)