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 1,367 people in 280 households, the 33rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 1,367 people (2011) - 280 households - 44.6% literacy - 843327 PIN 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 code 843327 - Gram panchayat Posua Patania - Community development block Riga - Census village code 219350 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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. ## What facilities are there in Posua Patania? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Posua Patania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Majhaulia - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Posua Patania known for? The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Posua Patania Of every 100 households in Posua Patania in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Posua Patania · ■ Riga rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 19% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 80% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 32% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 95% - Use banking services 26% 35% - Television 3% 8% - Mobile phone 30% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 54% 28% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Posua Patania? ■ Posua Patania · ■ Riga rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.6% 54.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 916 937 - Working population 29.8% 28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.5% for men and 35.5% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 188 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 65 (16%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 9 (2%) · ■ Marginal 145 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Riga - Khairwa 2,701 people - Basantpur 2,612 people - Ijrahia 1,677 people - Asogi 1,439 people - Simri 1,066 people - Nazarpur 1,051 people - Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi 1,025 people - Budhwara 924 people All 42 villages in Riga ## 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? 1,367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Posua Patania in? Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Posua Patania? 44.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/posua-patania-219350/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.