# Pothi Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Pothi

Pothi is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,194 people in 857 households**, the 6th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 4,194people (2011)
- 857households
- 67.4%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Pothi PIN code and other codes

Pothi falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPothahi
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246091

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

## How far is Pothi from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)21 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)21 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 Pothi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Pothi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pun Pun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Pothi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Pothi

Of every 100 households in Pothi in 2011, 44 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pothi · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****58%**

**46%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pothi?

■ Pothi · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**955

Working population ****31.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 57.6% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 675 (51%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 201 (15%) · **■** Marginal 173 (13%)

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 Punpun

- Dumri9,364 people
- Keora8,763 people
- Lakhanpur6,134 people
- Kansari5,280 people
- Manora4,147 people
- Barawan4,077 people
- Panwar3,761 people
- Zahidpur3,733 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pothi from Patna?21 km by road
- What is the population of Pothi?4,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothi in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pothi?67.4% (Census 2011)