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Pharabari is a village in Pothia mandal, Kishanganj district, Bihar, with a population of 1,665 and 316 households. It has the highest literacy rate among surveyed villages at 55.1% and is located at 26.099°N, 88.126°E under PIN code 855101.
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- LGD code
- 222613
- Pincode
- 855101
- Post office
- Bahadurganj (Kishanganj)
- Population
- 1,665
- Households
- 316
- Literacy rate
- 55.1%
- Sex ratio
- 980 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 550
- Distance to district centre
- 53 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 82 km
- Distance to Patna
- 304 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 393 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gaisal · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Lodhan Rural Hospital · 3 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Pharabari താരതമ്യം
By population, Pharabari ranks #55 of 149 villages in Pothia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.1%
+14.3% vs mandal average
- Pharabari
- 55.1%
- Pothia mandal
- 40.8%
- Kishanganj district
- 44.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
+47 vs mandal average
- Pharabari
- 980
- Pothia mandal
- 933
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Pharabari
- 5.3
- Pothia mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pharabari ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Pharabari ബിഹാർയിലെ കൃഷ്ണഗഞ്ച് ജില്ല, Pothia ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 1,665 പേർ 316 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Pothia ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 149 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 55-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 55%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 41% നേക്കാൾ 14 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 980 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് കൃഷ്ണഗഞ്ച് ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 53 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Jaingaonൽ നിന്ന് 2 കി.മീ, Gaisal റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 10 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 855101, Bahadurganj (Kishanganj) പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 222613. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Lodhan Rural Hospital, 3 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് DOLY DAS; ഗ്രാമം Dhamdaha നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Leshi Singh.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Raypur →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharabari · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 1,665 | 55% | — |
| Thakthaki · Goalpokher - I | 0 | — | 1 കി.മീ SE |
| Goalpokhar · Goalpokher - I | 4,500 | 34% | 1.4 കി.മീ S |
| Jiapokhar · Thakurganj | 137 | 50% | 1.4 കി.മീ S |
| Jiapokhar · Thakurganj | 953 | 36% | 1.4 കി.മീ S |
| Chunihar · Goalpokher - I | 2,303 | 31% | 1.8 കി.മീ E |
| Lalpokhar · Goalpokher - I | 441 | 41% | 2 കി.മീ NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pharabari
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- 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
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KISHANGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAIPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 297.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 39.07
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pharabari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Pharabari
- LGD code
- 222613
- Pincode
- 855101
- Post office
- Bahadurganj (Kishanganj)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,665
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,675
- Households
- 316
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 980
- Literacy rate
- 55.1%
- Coordinates
- 26.09856°N, 88.12577°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DOLY DAS
- Block / Mandal
- Pothia
- Nearest post office
- Post Office Gangi Hat (26.7 km)
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Pharabari എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna304 kmcapital
- Kolkata393 km
- Delhi1113 km
- Hyderabad1388 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationGaisal10 km
- Bus stopNBSTC Bus Stop19 km
- Hospital / PHCLodhan Rural Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankBangiya Gramin Vikash Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpSihotia Service Station20 km
- Collegesecond building17 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF18 km
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
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- DahibhatDighalbank mandal8,344 pop
- Sat KauwaDighalbank mandal8,112 pop
- BangaonBahadurganj mandal8,056 pop
- GangiBahadurganj mandal7,857 pop
- Dighal BankDighalbank mandal7,324 pop
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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, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)