Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj
# Patbhari

Patbhari is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,284 people in 448 households, the 38th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.
- 2,284 people (2011)
- 448 households
- 54.8% literacy
- 934 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 222484

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

## How far is Patbhari from nearby towns?
- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Patbhari?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

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 75% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patbhari · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 14% 13%
- Toilet within the home 4% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 62% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 14% 16%
- Television 6% 9%
- Mobile phone 29% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 37% 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+) 54.8% 49.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 911 977
- Working population 42.3% 34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 43.3% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 246 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 376 (39%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 50 (5%) · ■ Marginal 294 (30%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj
- Dogachhi 2,558 people
- Jio Pokhar 2,537 people
- Saraikuri 2,358 people
- Salgori 2,339 people
- Katharo 2,244 people
- Khaurdah 2,231 people
- Bahadurpur 2,195 people
- Koia 1,998 people

All 133 villages in Thakurganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Patbhari from Kishanganj? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Patbhari? 2,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patbhari in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patbhari? 54.8% (Census 2011)

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