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

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Taria

Taria is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,031 people in 218 households**, the 85th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,031people (2011)
- 218households
- 48.4%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Taria PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatDamalbari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222635

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

## How far is Taria from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)18 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 Taria?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Taria; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Taria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Taria

Of every 100 households in Taria in 2011, 35 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taria · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Taria?

■ Taria · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**958

Working population ****33.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.5% for men and 40.2% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (25%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 182 (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

- Kuimari1,118 people
- Panasi1,069 people
- Dongra1,062 people
- Singhiamari1,052 people
- Indarpur974 people
- Pakamolna974 people
- Pokharia963 people
- Nimalagaon Milik930 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taria?855117
- How far is Taria from Kishanganj?18 km by road
- What is the population of Taria?1,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taria in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Taria?48.4% (Census 2011)