# Naukatta Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/naukatta/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Naukatta Naukatta is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **5,662 people in 1,063 households**, the 7th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 5,662people (2011) - 1,063households - 38.9%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Naukatta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Naukatta is 855117.** Naukatta falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatNaukatta - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222565 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Naukatta from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)38 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)25 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 Naukatta? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Naukatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Naukatta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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 Naukatta Of every 100 households in Naukatta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Naukatta · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **20% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **92% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****17%** **20% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****25%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****40%** **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 Naukatta? ■ Naukatta · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **958 Working population ****28.1%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.3% for men and 34.3% for women. 43% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 693 (44%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (5%) · **■** Marginal 623 (39%) 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 - Jahangirpur9,292 people - Koltha7,996 people - Udgara6,006 people - Chhatar Gachh5,993 people - Paharkatta5,428 people - Kasba Kaliaganj5,419 people - Gorukhal4,875 people - Damal Bari4,627 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Naukatta?855117 - How far is Naukatta from Kishanganj?38 km by road - What is the population of Naukatta?5,662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Naukatta in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Naukatta?38.9% (Census 2011)