# Potgah Village, Harlakhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani 

# Potgah

Potgah is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847240**. The 2011 Census counted **1,938 people in 402 households**, the 34th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,938people (2011)
- 402households
- 46.6%literacy
- 847240PIN code

## Potgah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potgah is 847240.** Potgah falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847240
- Gram panchayatPotgah
- Community development blockHarlakhi
- Census village code219862

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

## How far is Potgah from nearby towns?

- Harlakhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)22 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 Potgah?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Potgah; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Potgah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Potgah

Of every 100 households in Potgah in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Potgah · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**34%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Potgah?

■ Potgah · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126**

**961

Working population ****24.1%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 37.8% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 427 (91%)

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 Harlakhi

- Semhli2,734 people
- Birta2,417 people
- Suhpur2,299 people
- Mahadeopatti1,976 people
- kasera1,924 people
- Kamtaul1,889 people
- Sukhbasi1,638 people
- Mohanpur1,485 people

[All 44 villages in Harlakhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potgah?847240
- How far is Potgah from Madhubani?40 km by road
- What is the population of Potgah?1,938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potgah in?Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Potgah?46.6% (Census 2011)