# Nimalagaon Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/nimalagaon/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Nimalagaon Nimalagaon is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,559 people in 304 households**, the 60th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 1,559people (2011) - 304households - 48.5%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Nimalagaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nimalagaon is 855117.** Nimalagaon falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatKusiyari - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nimalagaon from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)45 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 Nimalagaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Nimalagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●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 school5–10 km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Nimalagaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Nimalagaon Of every 100 households in Nimalagaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nimalagaon · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **20% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****3%** **20% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****2%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****58%** **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 Nimalagaon? ■ Nimalagaon · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **958 Working population ****30.0%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 32.7% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 281 (60%) 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 - Barapokhar1,593 people - Dhobinia1,586 people - Adhikari1,578 people - Nandakuri1,564 people - Keso Jara1,542 people - Lodhabari1,501 people - Dhantola1,452 people - Kala Singhia1,450 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nimalagaon?855117 - How far is Nimalagaon from Kishanganj?45 km by road - What is the population of Nimalagaon?1,559 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nimalagaon in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nimalagaon?48.5% (Census 2011)