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Pothia Milik

पोथिया मिलिक
Krityanand Nagar mandal
Pincode 854201
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Pothia Milik observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Krityanand Nagar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Krityanand Nagar mandal is Mittheswarnath Shiv Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pothia Milik itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Madhubani
PC 06
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Keoti
AC 086
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Village snapshot

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MR
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANGAL RISHI
Contact: 70****4307
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LGD code
223383
Pincode
854201
Post office
Banaili
Population
140
Households
35
Literacy rate
62.1%
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000♂
Workers
40
Census 2011 · in context

How Pothia Milik compares

By population, Pothia Milik ranks #62 of 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.1%
+20.7% vs mandal average
Pothia Milik
62.1%
Krityanand Nagar mandal
41.4%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
892
−37 vs mandal average
Pothia Milik
892
Krityanand Nagar mandal
929
Household size
people per home
4.0
−1.0 vs mandal average
Pothia Milik
4.0
Krityanand Nagar mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pothia Milik at a glance

Pothia Milik is a village of 140 people in 35 households (Census 2011) in Krityanand Nagar block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 62nd-largest of 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar block. Literacy is 62%, 21 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 892 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854201, served by Banaili post office; the LGD village code is 223383. The sarpanch is MANGAL RISHI, and the village votes in Keoti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Murari Mohan Jha. The population is estimated at 165 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pothia Milik · this village14062%—
Kataha · Krityanand Nagar3,35546%—
Sauraha · Krityanand Nagar2,85244%—
Jagni Jagarnathpur · Krityanand Nagar2,27555%—
Jagni Milik · Krityanand Nagar44966%—
Jagni Milik · Krityanand Nagar42052%—
Ashraf Nagar · Krityanand Nagar32364%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pothia Milik

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
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
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
22
Distance to district HQ (km)
22
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Pothia Rampur
Total area (ha)
18
Irrigated area (ha)
12
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Pothia Milik

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Pothia Milik

LGD code
223383
Pincode
854201
Post office
Banaili
Population (Census 2011)
140
Population (projected 2026)
165
Households
35
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
892
Literacy rate
62.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhubani
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Keoti
Member of Parliament
Ashok Kumar Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Murari Mohan Jha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MANGAL RISHI
Block / Mandal
Krityanand Nagar
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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