# Sarogora Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/sarogora/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Sarogora Sarogora is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **3,042 people in 596 households**, the 27th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 3,042people (2011) - 596households - 51.0%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Sarogora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarogora is 855117.** Sarogora falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatSarogora - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222559 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarogora from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)50 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 Sarogora? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sarogora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Sarogora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Sarogora Of every 100 households in Sarogora in 2011, 13 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarogora · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **20% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****15%** **20% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****31%** **29% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Sarogora? ■ Sarogora · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **958 Working population ****45.6%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.7% for men and 40.7% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 295 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 587 (42%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (5%) · **■** Marginal 424 (31%) 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 - Mirzapur3,208 people - Pamal3,175 people - Kalidas3,097 people - Singhari Gobindpur3,047 people - Tarni3,007 people - Chechuabari2,870 people - Phala2,847 people - Panasi2,697 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarogora?855117 - How far is Sarogora from Kishanganj?50 km by road - What is the population of Sarogora?3,042 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarogora in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarogora?51.0% (Census 2011)