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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Geramari

Geramari is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,247 people in 449 households**, the 42nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 2,247people (2011)
- 449households
- 54.9%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Geramari PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChattargachh
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222618

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

## How far is Geramari from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)15 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 Geramari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Geramari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Geramari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Geramari

Of every 100 households in Geramari in 2011, 47 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Geramari · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**20%

Television ****18%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Geramari?

■ Geramari · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**958

Working population ****27.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 46.3% for women. 45% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (8%) · **■** Marginal 145 (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

- Galgalia2,420 people
- Molnapara2,399 people
- Pawakhali2,302 people
- Patilabhasa2,300 people
- Saithabari2,232 people
- Haldibari2,220 people
- Jalalpur2,148 people
- Haldagaon2,075 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Geramari from Kishanganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Geramari?2,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geramari in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Geramari?54.9% (Census 2011)