# Pothiar Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pothiar

Pothiar is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **105 people in 19 households**, the 168th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 105people (2011)
- 19households
- 26.8%literacy
- 750females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pothiar

Of every 100 households in Pothiar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pothiar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pothiar?

■ Pothiar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.8%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**958

Working population ****37.1%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.0% for men and 25.0% for women. 42% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 18 (46%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Habipur281 people
- Dhakania218 people
- Khoksa187 people
- Satsoli163 people
- Lohakrnchi102 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pothiar?105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothiar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pothiar?26.8% (Census 2011)