# Poia Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Poia

Poia is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 70 households**, the 136th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 438people (2011)
- 70households
- 35.2%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Poia PIN code and other codes

Poia falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParorha
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216646

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

## How far is Poia from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)6 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 Poia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Poia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Poia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Poia

Of every 100 households in Poia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Poia?

■ Poia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.2%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**957

Working population ****45.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.4% for men and 26.5% for women. 64% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (54%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 48 (24%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Semra660 people
- Khairwa497 people
- Auraia486 people
- Chaurbar473 people
- Siswa435 people
- Bijbania407 people
- Mathia388 people
- Imilia359 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poia from Bettiah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Poia?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Poia?35.2% (Census 2011)