# Potilia Village, Bibhutpur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bibhutpur, Samastipur 

# Potilia

Potilia is a village in Bibhutpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848211**. The 2011 Census counted **13,205 people in 2,710 households**, the 8th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 13,205people (2011)
- 2,710households
- 60.7%literacy
- 848211PIN code

## Potilia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potilia is 848211.** Potilia falls in Bibhutpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848211
- Gram panchayatPotilia
- Community development blockBibhutpur
- Census village code237132

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

## How far is Potilia from nearby towns?

- Bibhutpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)20 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 Potilia?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Potilia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narhan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narhan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begu Sarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Potilia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 831 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 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 Potilia

Of every 100 households in Potilia in 2011, 4 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potilia · ■ Bibhutpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Potilia?

■ Potilia · ■ Bibhutpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**945

Working population ****32.8%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 50.6% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 575 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 901 (21%) · **■** Household industry 87 (2%) · **■** Other work 491 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2,277 (53%)

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 Bibhutpur

- Kalyanpur Bamola17,946 people
- Narhan16,213 people
- Tabhka Khas14,764 people
- Belsandi Tara13,727 people
- Sakh Mohan11,938 people
- Mahamadpur Shakra11,604 people
- Desri urf Sahjahanpur10,911 people
- Mustafapur Bhath10,449 people

[All 44 villages in Bibhutpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bibhutpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potilia?848211
- How far is Potilia from Samastipur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Potilia?13,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potilia in?Samastipur district (Bibhutpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Potilia?60.7% (Census 2011)