# Pothia Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/pothia/ Village · Amour, Purnia # Pothia Pothia is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854327**. The 2011 Census counted **1,739 people in 434 households**, the 68th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 1,739people (2011) - 434households - 70.7%literacy - 854327PIN code ## Pothia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothia is 854327.** Pothia falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854327 - Gram panchayatPothia Gangali - Community development blockAmour - Census village code223777 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothia from nearby towns? - Amour (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)60 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)60 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 Pothia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pothia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jalalgarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Pothia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 78% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Pothia Of every 100 households in Pothia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pothia · ■ Amour rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****3%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****16%** **16% Television ****4%** **2% Mobile phone ****44%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****39%** **41% 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 Pothia? ■ Pothia · ■ Amour rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **45.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **946 Working population ****26.9%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 57.9% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (26%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 83 (18%) · **■** Marginal 66 (14%) 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 Amour - Dumri1,968 people - sahalo1,960 people - Nitandar1,794 people - Bhagtahir1,756 people - Mohaddipur1,683 people - Garaia Gachh1,643 people - Milki1,633 people - Manuwara1,632 people [All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothia?854327 - How far is Pothia from Purnia?60 km by road - What is the population of Pothia?1,739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothia in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pothia?70.7% (Census 2011)