# Dhobinia Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Dhobinia

Dhobinia is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 364 households**, the 57th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,586people (2011)
- 364households
- 61.3%literacy
- 855107PIN code

## Dhobinia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhobinia is 855107.** Dhobinia falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855107
- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222625

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

## How far is Dhobinia from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (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 Dhobinia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobinia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Dhobinia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 285 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 Dhobinia

Of every 100 households in Dhobinia in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhobinia · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****7%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhobinia?

■ Dhobinia · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**958

Working population ****29.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 54.5% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 105 (22%) · **■** Marginal 212 (45%)

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

- Saradighi1,678 people
- Raipur1,672 people
- Pharabari1,665 people
- Barapokhar1,593 people
- Adhikari1,578 people
- Nandakuri1,564 people
- Nimalagaon1,559 people
- Keso Jara1,542 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhobinia?855107
- How far is Dhobinia from Kishanganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dhobinia?1,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobinia in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobinia?61.3% (Census 2011)