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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Patilabhasa

Patilabhasa is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,300 people in 444 households**, the 41st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 2,300people (2011)
- 444households
- 52.4%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Patilabhasa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatBudhara
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222561

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

## How far is Patilabhasa from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)36 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 Patilabhasa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Patilabhasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 11 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 Patilabhasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Patilabhasa

Of every 100 households in Patilabhasa in 2011, 36 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patilabhasa · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Patilabhasa?

■ Patilabhasa · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**958

Working population ****24.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 45.0% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 516 (93%)

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

- Makhan Pokhar2,429 people
- Galgalia2,420 people
- Molnapara2,399 people
- Pawakhali2,302 people
- Geramari2,247 people
- Saithabari2,232 people
- Haldibari2,220 people
- Jalalpur2,148 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Patilabhasa?855117
- How far is Patilabhasa from Kishanganj?36 km by road
- What is the population of Patilabhasa?2,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patilabhasa in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patilabhasa?52.4% (Census 2011)