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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# panighatta

panighatta is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 251 households**, the 73rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,228people (2011)
- 251households
- 67.7%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## panighatta PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatFala
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222514

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

## How far is panighatta from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)14 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 panighatta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside panighatta; 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
- ●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
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 panighatta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 172 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 panighatta

Of every 100 households in panighatta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ panighatta · ■ 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 ****54%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**20%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 panighatta?

■ panighatta · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**958

Working population ****45.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 52.0% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (44%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 195 (35%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%)

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

- Indarpur Khurd1,274 people
- Sahagi1,268 people
- Taiabpur1,263 people
- Banasi1,256 people
- Theikalbari1,227 people
- Satbaulia1,211 people
- Chitma1,182 people
- Musaldenga1,172 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of panighatta?855117
- How far is panighatta from Kishanganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of panighatta?1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is panighatta in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of panighatta?67.7% (Census 2011)