# Panasi Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Panasi

Panasi is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,697 people in 539 households**, the 31st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 2,697people (2011)
- 539households
- 56.6%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Panasi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Panasi is 855117.** Panasi falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatPanasi
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222649

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Panasi from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)30 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 Panasi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Panasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, 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 Panasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Panasi

Of every 100 households in Panasi in 2011, 21 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panasi · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Panasi?

■ Panasi · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**958

Working population ****29.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 49.9% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 106 (13%) · **■** Marginal 337 (43%)

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

- Sarogora3,042 people
- Tarni3,007 people
- Chechuabari2,870 people
- Phala2,847 people
- Mahsul2,641 people
- Barab Kahunia2,635 people
- Chiagaon2,575 people
- Sonapur2,500 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panasi?855117
- How far is Panasi from Kishanganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Panasi?2,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panasi in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Panasi?56.6% (Census 2011)