# Lohagara Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/lohagara/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Lohagara Lohagara is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,722 people in 328 households**, the 51st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 1,722people (2011) - 328households - 49.2%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Lohagara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lohagara is 855117.** Lohagara falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatPanasi - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lohagara from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)30 km by road - Kishanganj (nearest town)30 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 Lohagara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Lohagara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Lohagara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 316 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 Lohagara Of every 100 households in Lohagara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lohagara · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **20% Toilet within the home ****9%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****10%** **20% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****25%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **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 Lohagara? ■ Lohagara · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **958 Working population ****23.0%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.5% for men and 42.5% for women. 35% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (9%) · **■** Marginal 219 (55%) 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 - Kusiari1,914 people - Kalidas Kismat1,856 people - Dhekipara1,831 people - Ramaniapokhar1,813 people - Birpur1,685 people - Saradighi1,678 people - Raipur1,672 people - Pharabari1,665 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lohagara?855117 - How far is Lohagara from Kishanganj?30 km by road - What is the population of Lohagara?1,722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lohagara in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Lohagara?49.2% (Census 2011)