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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Galgalia

Galgalia is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,420 people in 473 households**, the 38th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 2,420people (2011)
- 473households
- 57.4%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Galgalia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galgalia is 855117.** Galgalia falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatBurhnai
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222597

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

## How far is Galgalia from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)12 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 Galgalia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Galgalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Galgalia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Galgalia

Of every 100 households in Galgalia in 2011, 51 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galgalia · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**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 Galgalia?

■ Galgalia · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**958

Working population ****22.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 52.0% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (25%) · **■** Marginal 123 (23%)

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

- Chiagaon2,575 people
- Sonapur2,500 people
- Phulhera Gachh2,481 people
- Makhan Pokhar2,429 people
- Molnapara2,399 people
- Pawakhali2,302 people
- Patilabhasa2,300 people
- Geramari2,247 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galgalia?855117
- How far is Galgalia from Kishanganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Galgalia?2,420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galgalia in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Galgalia?57.4% (Census 2011)