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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Jogihara

Jogihara is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **123 people in 23 households**, the 138th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 123people (2011)
- 23households
- 55.9%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Jogihara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKusiyari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222546

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

## How far is Jogihara from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)42 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)42 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 Jogihara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kusiyari
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Jogihara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Jogihara

Of every 100 households in Jogihara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jogihara · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**20%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****91%**

**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 Jogihara?

■ Jogihara · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**958

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 48.9% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (34%)

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

- Kulthibari172 people
- Goabari159 people
- Gangnati Arazigachh157 people
- Debiganj129 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 Jogihara from Kishanganj?42 km by road
- What is the population of Jogihara?123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jogihara in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jogihara?55.9% (Census 2011)