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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Kalidas

Kalidas is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **3,097 people in 616 households**, the 25th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 3,097people (2011)
- 616households
- 61.1%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Kalidas PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatGorukhal
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222541

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

## How far is Kalidas from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)34 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)40 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 Kalidas?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalidas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kalidas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Kalidas

Of every 100 households in Kalidas in 2011, 52 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalidas · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****7%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Kalidas?

■ Kalidas · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**958

Working population ****40.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 47.1% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 124 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (35%) · **■** Other work 152 (12%) · **■** Marginal 536 (43%)

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

- Bagalbari3,346 people
- Naunaddi3,311 people
- Mirzapur3,208 people
- Pamal3,175 people
- Singhari Gobindpur3,047 people
- Sarogora3,042 people
- Tarni3,007 people
- Chechuabari2,870 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalidas?855117
- How far is Kalidas from Kishanganj?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kalidas?3,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalidas in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kalidas?61.1% (Census 2011)