# Phala Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Phala

Phala is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,847 people in 625 households**, the 30th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 2,847people (2011)
- 625households
- 64.8%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Phala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatFala
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222518

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

## How far is Phala from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)9 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 Phala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Phala; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Phala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 540 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Phala

Of every 100 households in Phala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phala · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**20%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**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 Phala?

■ Phala · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**958

Working population ****29.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 53.0% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 435 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (7%) · **■** Marginal 90 (11%)

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

- Singhari Gobindpur3,047 people
- Sarogora3,042 people
- Tarni3,007 people
- Chechuabari2,870 people
- Panasi2,697 people
- Mahsul2,641 people
- Barab Kahunia2,635 people
- Chiagaon2,575 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phala?855117
- How far is Phala from Kishanganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Phala?2,847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phala in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phala?64.8% (Census 2011)