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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Phulhera

Phulhera is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 98 households**, the 117th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 496people (2011)
- 98households
- 28.4%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Phulhera PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatKusiyari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222550

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

## How far is Phulhera from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)43 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)35 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 Phulhera?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Phulhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 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 · 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 Phulhera known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Phulhera

Of every 100 households in Phulhera in 2011, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phulhera · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Phulhera?

■ Phulhera · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.4%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**958

Working population ****28.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.6% for men and 24.6% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (52%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 32 (22%)

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

- Miramani528 people
- Rasiadangi528 people
- Chhagalia506 people
- Phati Pokhar505 people
- Dhangi Pokhar475 people
- Jhokha Dangi458 people
- Kalakachu443 people
- Jagir Gachh432 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phulhera?855117
- How far is Phulhera from Kishanganj?43 km by road
- What is the population of Phulhera?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulhera in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phulhera?28.4% (Census 2011)