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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/pharabari/

Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Pharabari

Pharabari is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,665 people in 316 households**, the 55th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,665people (2011)
- 316households
- 69.3%literacy
- 855107PIN code

## Pharabari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pharabari is 855107.** Pharabari falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855107
- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222613

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

## How far is Pharabari from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)20 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 Pharabari?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pharabari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pharabari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Pharabari

Of every 100 households in Pharabari in 2011, 18 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pharabari · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****66%**

**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 Pharabari?

■ Pharabari · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**958

Working population ****33.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 65.1% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (23%) · **■** Household industry 67 (12%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 299 (54%)

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

- Lohagara1,722 people
- Birpur1,685 people
- Saradighi1,678 people
- Raipur1,672 people
- Barapokhar1,593 people
- Dhobinia1,586 people
- Adhikari1,578 people
- Nandakuri1,564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pharabari?855107
- How far is Pharabari from Kishanganj?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pharabari?1,665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pharabari in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pharabari?69.3% (Census 2011)