# Pamal Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/pamal/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Pamal Pamal is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **3,175 people in 708 households**, the 24th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 3,175people (2011) - 708households - 50.5%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Pamal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pamal is 855117.** Pamal falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatNaukatta - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222571 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pamal from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)38 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)20 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 Pamal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pamal; 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn 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 service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Pamal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Pamal Of every 100 households in Pamal in 2011, 16 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pamal · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **20% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****11%** **20% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****13%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****55%** **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 Pamal? ■ Pamal · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109** **958 Working population ****30.4%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 40.2% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (13%) · **■** Marginal 633 (66%) 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 - Gangnati3,377 people - Bagalbari3,346 people - Naunaddi3,311 people - Mirzapur3,208 people - Kalidas3,097 people - Singhari Gobindpur3,047 people - Sarogora3,042 people - Tarni3,007 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pamal?855117 - How far is Pamal from Kishanganj?38 km by road - What is the population of Pamal?3,175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pamal in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pamal?50.5% (Census 2011)