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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MD RIYAZ UDDIN
Contact: 99****3828
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- LGD code
- 223384
- Pincode
- 854201
- Post office
- Banaili
- Population
- 1,792
- Households
- 408
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Sex ratio
- 890 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 605
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Pothia താരതമ്യം
By population, Pothia ranks #35 of 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.3%
+7.9% vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 49.3%
- Krityanand Nagar mandal
- 41.4%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
890
−39 vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 890
- Krityanand Nagar mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 4.4
- Krityanand Nagar mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pothia ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Pothia Biharയിലെ Purnia ജില്ല, Krityanand Nagar ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 1,792 പേർ 408 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Krityanand Nagar ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 84 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 35-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 49%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 41% നേക്കാൾ 8 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 890 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 854201, Banaili പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 223384. പ്രസിഡന്റ് MD RIYAZ UDDIN; ഗ്രാമം Keoti നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Murari Mohan Jha. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 2,113, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Pothiya Rampur →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pothia · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 1,792 | 49% | — |
| Rampur · Krityanand Nagar | 4,030 | 40% | — |
| Parshadpur · Krityanand Nagar | 3,110 | 41% | — |
| Rampur Milik · Krityanand Nagar | 2,615 | 38% | — |
| Moglaha · Krityanand Nagar | 1,742 | 35% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pothia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- 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
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pothia Rampur
- Total area (ha)
- 442
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 335
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pothia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Pothia
- LGD code
- 223384
- Pincode
- 854201
- Post office
- Banaili
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,792
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,113
- Households
- 408
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 890
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhubani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Keoti
- Member of Parliament
- Ashok Kumar Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Murari Mohan Jha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MD RIYAZ UDDIN
- Block / Mandal
- Krityanand Nagar
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 854201
- Kohbara Urf RamnagarKrityanand Nagar mandal17,605 pop
- Balua KachhariBanmankhi mandal13,819 pop
- GokhulpurKrityanand Nagar mandal7,779 pop
- GoasiKrityanand Nagar mandal7,513 pop
- BaluaSrinagar mandal6,882 pop
- JotlakhaiKrityanand Nagar mandal6,841 pop
- MajraKrityanand Nagar mandal6,734 pop
- BaignaKrityanand Nagar mandal6,019 pop
- GangailiKrityanand Nagar mandal5,013 pop
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)