# Pokharia Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/pokharia/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Pokharia Pokharia is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 236 households**, the 88th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 963people (2011) - 236households - 40.2%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Pokharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokharia is 855117.** Pokharia falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatMirzapur - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222566 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)42 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)26 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 Pokharia? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Pokharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Pokharia Of every 100 households in Pokharia in 2011, 20 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **20% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****28%** **20% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****20%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **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 Pokharia? ■ Pokharia · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.2%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1170** **958 Working population ****47.1%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.9% for men and 30.5% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (39%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 269 (59%) 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 - Singhiamari1,052 people - Taria1,031 people - Indarpur974 people - Pakamolna974 people - Nimalagaon Milik930 people - Gendaloti929 people - Chhamtia903 people - Lukundra838 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharia?855117 - How far is Pokharia from Kishanganj?42 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia?963 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?40.2% (Census 2011)