# Mahsul Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/mahsul/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Mahsul Mahsul is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,641 people in 555 households**, the 32nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 2,641people (2011) - 555households - 39.4%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Mahsul PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahsul is 855117.** Mahsul falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatKoltha - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222607 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahsul from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)27 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)18 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 Mahsul? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mahsul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Mahsul known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Mahsul Of every 100 households in Mahsul in 2011, 18 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahsul · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **20% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****17%** **20% Television ****8%** **8% Mobile phone ****14%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****40%** **35% Own their home ****97%** **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 Mahsul? ■ Mahsul · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****39.4%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **958 Working population ****33.4%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.6% for men and 33.2% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 355 (40%) 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 - Tarni3,007 people - Chechuabari2,870 people - Phala2,847 people - Panasi2,697 people - Barab Kahunia2,635 people - Chiagaon2,575 people - Sonapur2,500 people - Phulhera Gachh2,481 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahsul?855117 - How far is Mahsul from Kishanganj?27 km by road - What is the population of Mahsul?2,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahsul in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahsul?39.4% (Census 2011)