# Posua Patania Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/posua-patania-219349/ Village · Riga, Sitamarhi # Posua Patania Posua Patania is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **6,387 people in 1,292 households**, the 9th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 6,387people (2011) - 1,292households - 44.5%literacy - 843327PIN code ## Posua Patania PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Posua Patania is 843327.** Posua Patania falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843327 - Gram panchayatPosua Patania - Community development blockRiga - Census village code219349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Posua Patania from nearby towns? - Riga (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)10 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)10 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 Posua Patania? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Posua Patania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 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 Posua Patania known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Posua Patania Of every 100 households in Posua Patania in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Posua Patania · ■ Riga rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****8%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****19%** **35% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****34%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **28% 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 Posua Patania? ■ Posua Patania · ■ Riga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **937 Working population ****32.0%** **28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.4% for men and 34.4% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 370 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 993 (49%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 322 (16%) · **■** Marginal 337 (16%) 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 Riga - Ganeshpur Babhangawan8,988 people - Pakri7,516 people - Bhabdepur7,504 people - Panchhaur6,442 people - Rampur Gangauli6,272 people - Kapraul Siroman5,924 people - Shahbazpur5,800 people - Sirahi5,608 people [All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Posua Patania?843327 - How far is Posua Patania from Sitamarhi?10 km by road - What is the population of Posua Patania?6,387 (Census 2011) - Which district is Posua Patania in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Posua Patania?44.5% (Census 2011)