# Ratua Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Ratua

Ratua is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **3,640 people in 668 households**, the 15th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 3,640people (2011)
- 668households
- 44.2%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Ratua PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatPaharkatta
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222638

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

## How far is Ratua from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)30 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 Ratua?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ratua; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 Ratua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Ratua

Of every 100 households in Ratua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ratua · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**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 Ratua?

■ Ratua · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**958

Working population ****43.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 37.5% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,158 (73%)

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

- Damal Bari4,627 people
- Parla Bari4,374 people
- Bhota Thana4,056 people
- Dubanochi3,714 people
- Budhra3,617 people
- Arrabari3,602 people
- Baksa3,446 people
- Thipi Jhari3,394 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ratua?855117
- How far is Ratua from Kishanganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ratua?3,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratua in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ratua?44.2% (Census 2011)