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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MD MARGHOOB ALAM
Contact: 74****1921
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- LGD code
- 222523
- Pincode
- 855117
- Post office
- Taiyabpur
- Population
- 728
- Households
- 145
- Literacy rate
- 20.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1022 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 187
Census 2011 · in context
How Darigaon compares
By population, Darigaon ranks #96 of 149 villages in Pothia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
20.7%
−20.1% vs mandal average
Darigaon20.7%
Pothia mandal40.8%
Kishanganj district44.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,022
+89 vs mandal average
Darigaon1,022
Pothia mandal933
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
Darigaon5.0
Pothia mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Darigaon at a glance
Darigaon is a village of 728 people in 145 households (Census 2011) in Pothia block, Kishanganj district, Bihar, the 96th-largest of 149 villages in Pothia block. Literacy is 21%, 20 points below the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855117, served by Taiyabpur post office; the LGD village code is 222523. The sarpanch is MD MARGHOOB ALAM, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 858 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhotathana →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darigaon · this village | 728 | 21% | — |
| Bhota Thana · Pothia | 4,056 | 42% | — |
| Naunaddi · Pothia | 3,311 | 50% | — |
| Satbaulia · Pothia | 1,211 | 43% | — |
| Jhorwadangi · Pothia | 458 | 28% | — |
| Naunaddi · Pothia | 366 | 66% | — |
| Debiganj · Pothia | 129 | 26% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Darigaon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- THAKURGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHOTA THANA
- Total area (ha)
- 107
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 26.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Darigaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Darigaon
- LGD code
- 222523
- Pincode
- 855117
- Post office
- Taiyabpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 728
- Population (projected 2026)
- 858
- Households
- 145
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1022
- Literacy rate
- 20.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MD MARGHOOB ALAM
- Block / Mandal
- Pothia
- Nearest post office
- Post Office Gangi Hat (67.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 855117
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Darigaon
Other villages in Pothia mandal
View all 60+ →- Sitalpur
- Burhnai
- Jahangirpur
- Koltha
- Udgara
- Chhatar Gachh
- Naukatta
- Paharkatta
- Kasba Kaliaganj
- Gorukhal
- Damal Bari
- Parlabari
- Bhota Thana
- Dubanochi
- Ratua
- Budhra
- Arrabari
- Baksa
- Thipi Jhari
- Gangnati
- Bagalbari
- Naunaddi
- Mirzapur
- Pamal
- Kalidas
- Singhari Gobindpur
- Sarogora
- Tarni
- Chechuabari
- Fala
- Panasi
- Mahsul
- Barahkahunia
- Ghiagaon
- Sonapur
- Fulehara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)