Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj
# Patbhari

Patbhari is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 414 people in 81 households, the 95th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.
- 414 people (2011)
- 81 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 1,010 females per 1,000 males

## Patbhari PIN code and other codes

Patbhari falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Pauakhali
- Community development block Thakurganj
- Census village code 222483

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Patbhari from nearby towns?
- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Patbhari?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Patbhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Powarkhali
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Patbhari known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 79% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Patbhari

Of every 100 households in Patbhari in 2011, 25 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patbhari · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 25% 13%
- Toilet within the home 9% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 92%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 59% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 30% 16%
- Television 5% 9%
- Mobile phone 22% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 32% 34%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Patbhari?

■ Patbhari · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 49.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1405 977
- Working population 27.5% 34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 16 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 19 (17%) · ■ Marginal 77 (68%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj
- Khudra 444 people
- Bandar Jhula 442 people
- Balka Dobha 423 people
- Hulhuli Milik Arazi 421 people
- Barah Pathia 399 people
- Hulhuli Milik Arazi 389 people
- Katharo 342 people
- Bidhibhita 331 people

All 133 villages in Thakurganj

## Other places named Patbhari
- Patbhari · Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj · 2,284 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Patbhari from Kishanganj? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Patbhari? 414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patbhari in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patbhari? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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