# Pothia Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pothia

Pothia is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,108 people in 579 households**, the 33rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 3,108people (2011)
- 579households
- 42.6%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pothia

Of every 100 households in Pothia in 2011, 21 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pothia · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**40%

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 Pothia?

■ Pothia · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**967

Working population ****32.0%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.1% for men and 37.1% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 310 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 164 (16%) · **■** Marginal 312 (31%)

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 Islampur

- Kuargaon3,853 people
- Kundargaon3,306 people
- Kalanagin3,265 people
- Chhatish3,257 people
- Benikandar2,901 people
- Bolhanja2,880 people
- Rampur2,855 people
- Masidkhas2,808 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pothia?3,108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pothia?42.6% (Census 2011)