# Makhan Pokhar Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/makhan-pokhar/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Makhan Pokhar Makhan Pokhar is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,429 people in 480 households**, the 37th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 2,429people (2011) - 480households - 70.1%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Makhan Pokhar PIN code and other codes Makhan Pokhar falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMirzapur - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222533 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makhan Pokhar from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)40 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)10 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 Makhan Pokhar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Makhan Pokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Makhan Pokhar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Makhan Pokhar Of every 100 households in Makhan Pokhar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Makhan Pokhar · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **20% Toilet within the home ****6%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****12%** **20% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****14%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****19%** **35% Own their home ****96%** **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 Makhan Pokhar? ■ Makhan Pokhar · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **958 Working population ****36.1%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 60.8% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 76 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 530 (60%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 258 (29%) 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 - Barab Kahunia2,635 people - Chiagaon2,575 people - Sonapur2,500 people - Phulhera Gachh2,481 people - Galgalia2,420 people - Molnapara2,399 people - Pawakhali2,302 people - Patilabhasa2,300 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Makhan Pokhar from Kishanganj?40 km by road - What is the population of Makhan Pokhar?2,429 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makhan Pokhar in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Makhan Pokhar?70.1% (Census 2011)