# Pawakhali Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/pawakhali/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Pawakhali Pawakhali is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,302 people in 503 households**, the 40th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 2,302people (2011) - 503households - 64.6%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Pawakhali PIN code and other codes Pawakhali falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBudhara - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222563 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pawakhali from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)35 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 Pawakhali? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pawakhali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Pawakhali known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Pawakhali Of every 100 households in Pawakhali in 2011, 46 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pawakhali · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **20% Toilet within the home ****29%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **92% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **95% Use banking services ****51%** **20% Television ****13%** **8% Mobile phone ****42%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****44%** **35% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pawakhali? ■ Pawakhali · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **958 Working population ****27.2%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 58.6% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 215 (34%) · **■** Marginal 102 (16%) 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 - Phulhera Gachh2,481 people - Makhan Pokhar2,429 people - Galgalia2,420 people - Molnapara2,399 people - Patilabhasa2,300 people - Geramari2,247 people - Saithabari2,232 people - Haldibari2,220 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pawakhali from Kishanganj?35 km by road - What is the population of Pawakhali?2,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pawakhali in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pawakhali?64.6% (Census 2011)