Pothia is a Town and Subdivision in Kishanganj District of Bihar. In India, a subdivision is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.
According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Pothia Block (CD) is 01124. Total area of pothia subdivision is 353 km². Pothia subdivision has a population of 2,62,494 peoples. Pothia subdivision has a population density of 743 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 52,702 houses in the sub-district.
When it comes to literacy, 40.80% population of pothia subdivision is literate, out of which 47.12% males and 34.04% females are literate. There are about 140 villages in pothia subdivision, which you can browse from pothia subdivision villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.
| # | Village Name | Gram Panchayat | Nearest Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adhikari | Panasi | Kishanganj (30 km) |
| 2 | Andabari | Doobanochi | Thakurganj (14 km) |
| 3 | Arrabari | Raypur | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 4 | Bagalbari | Damal Bari | Kishanganj (16 km) |
| 5 | Bagalbari Milik | Jahangirpur | Kishanganj (40 km) |
| 6 | Bagalbari Milik Arazi | Damal Bari | Kishanganj (17 km) |
| 7 | Bagrani | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (26 km) |
| 8 | Bakhonala | Sarogora | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 9 | Baksa | Sarogora | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 10 | Banasi | Tipizari | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 11 | Barab Kahunia | Budhra | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 12 | Barapokhar | Fala | Thakurganj (14 km) |
| 13 | Bhatkhunda | Tipizari | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 14 | Bhelagachhi | Fala | Thakurganj (15 km) |
| 15 | Bhota Thana | Bhotta Thana | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 16 | Birpur | Mirjapur | Thakurganj (12 km) |
| 17 | Bisani | Damal Bari | Kishanganj (18 km) |
| 18 | Bolasan | Chhatar Gachh | Kishanganj (27 km) |
| 19 | Budhra | Budhra | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 20 | Burhnai | Burhnai | Thakurganj (10 km) |
| 21 | Charkhakati | Udgara | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 22 | Chechuabari | Kasba Kaliaganj | Thakurganj (10 km) |
| 23 | Chhagalia | Parlabari | Kishanganj (36 km) |
| 24 | Chhamtia | Sarogora | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 25 | Chhatar Gachh | Chhatar Gachh | Kishanganj (29 km) |
| 26 | Chiagaon | Naukatha | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 27 | Chilhamari | Naukatha | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 28 | Chitma | Fala | Pothia |
| 29 | Choragaddi | Burhnai | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 30 | Damal Bari | Parlabari | Kishanganj (22 km) |
| 31 | Damarbari | Damal Bari | Kishanganj (18 km) |
| 32 | Darigaon | Bhotta Thana | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 33 | Debiganj | Bhotta Thana | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 34 | Dhangi Pokhar | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (22 km) |
| 35 | Dhantola | Udgara | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 36 | Dhekipara | Panasi | Kishanganj (35 km) |
| 37 | Dhobinia | Raypur | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 38 | Dongra | Naukatha | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 39 | Dubanochi | Doobanochi | Thakurganj (16 km) |
| 40 | Galgalia | Burhnai | Thakurganj (12 km) |
| 41 | Gangnati | Tipizari | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 42 | Gangnati Arazigachh | Tipizari | Thakurganj (22 km) |
| 43 | Gelabari | Fala | Thakurganj (17 km) |
| 44 | Gendaloti | Gorukhal | Thakurganj (35 km) |
| 45 | Geramari | Chhatar Gachh | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 46 | Goabari | Budhra | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 47 | Gobinda | Udgara | Kishanganj (35 km) |
| 48 | Gorukhal | Gorukhal | Thakurganj (35 km) |
| 49 | Halda | Udgara | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 50 | Haldagaon | Parlabari | Kishanganj (18 km) |
| 51 | Haldibari | Sarogora | Thakurganj (12 km) |
| 52 | Indarpur | Raypur | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 53 | Indarpur Khurd | Chhatar Gachh | Kishanganj (26 km) |
| 54 | Jagir Gachh | Gorukhal | Thakurganj (40 km) |
| 55 | Jahangirpur | Jahangirpur | Kishanganj (45 km) |
| 56 | Jalalpur | Fala | Thakurganj (10 km) |
| 57 | Jangiabari | Jahangirpur | Pothia |
| 58 | Jhokha Dangi | Bhotta Thana | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 59 | Jogi Gachh | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (38 km) |
| 60 | Jogihara | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (42 km) |
| 61 | Kala Singhia | Parlabari | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 62 | Kalakachu | Udgara | Kishanganj (35 km) |
| 63 | Kalidas | Gorukhal | Thakurganj (40 km) |
| 64 | Kalidas Arazi Kismat | Gorukhal | Pothia |
| 65 | Kalidas Kismat | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (42 km) |
| 66 | Kalupathaurf Koimari | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (26 km) |
| 67 | Karigaon Milik | Tipizari | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 68 | Kasba Kaliaganj | Kasba Kaliaganj | Thakurganj (7 km) |
| 69 | Keso Jara | Raypur | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 70 | Kharkhari | Raypur | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 71 | Khatia Pichhla | Udgara | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 72 | Koltha | Koltha | Thakurganj (18 km) |
| 73 | Kuimari | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 74 | Kulthibari | Parlabari | Kishanganj (40 km) |
| 75 | Kusiari | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 76 | Lodhabari | Raypur | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 77 | Lohagara | Panasi | Kishanganj (30 km) |
| 78 | Lukundra | Damal Bari | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 79 | Mahogarh | Parlabari | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 80 | Mahsul | Koltha | Thakurganj (18 km) |
| 81 | Makhan Pokhar | Mirjapur | Thakurganj (10 km) |
| 82 | Mamubhagina | Chhatar Gachh | Pothia |
| 83 | Mangur Jan | Tipizari | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 84 | Mangur Jon | Gorukhal | Thakurganj (35 km) |
| 85 | Maria | Koltha | Thakurganj (18 km) |
| 86 | Miramani | Chhatar Gachh | Kishanganj (27 km) |
| 87 | Mirzapur | Mirjapur | Thakurganj (26 km) |
| 88 | Mohania | Panasi | Kishanganj (30 km) |
| 89 | Molnapara | Tipizari | Thakurganj (23 km) |
| 90 | Musaldenga | Mirjapur | Thakurganj (12 km) |
| 91 | Nandakuri | Koltha | Kishanganj (27 km) |
| 92 | Naribasar | Udgara | Pothia |
| 93 | Naukatta | Naukatha | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 94 | Naunaddi | Bhotta Thana | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 95 | Nimalagaon | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 96 | Nimalagaon Milik | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 97 | Paharkatta | Paharkatta | Kishanganj (30 km) |
| 98 | Pakamolna | Mirjapur | Thakurganj (26 km) |
| 99 | Pamal | Naukatha | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 100 | Panasi | Tipizari | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 101 | Panbara | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (35 km) |
| 102 | Panighatta | Fala | Thakurganj (14 km) |
| 103 | Parla Bari | Parlabari | Kishanganj (24 km) |
| 104 | Parlabari Milik | Parlabari | Kishanganj (18 km) |
| 105 | Patilabhasa | Budhra | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 106 | Pawakhali | Budhra | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 107 | Phala | Fala | Thakurganj (9 km) |
| 108 | Pharabari | Raypur | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 109 | Phati Pokhar | Tipizari | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 110 | Phulhara Milik | Kusiyari | Pothia |
| 111 | Phulhera | Kusiyari | Thakurganj (35 km) |
| 112 | Phulhera Gachh | Gorukhal | Thakurganj (35 km) |
| 113 | Piakori | Budhra | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 114 | Pokharia | Mirjapur | Thakurganj (26 km) |
| 115 | Pothia | Budhra | Thakurganj (25 km) |
| 116 | Purandarpur | Fala | Thakurganj (12 km) |
| 117 | Raipur | Raypur | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 118 | Ramaniapokhar | Sarogora | Thakurganj (26 km) |
| 119 | Rasiadangi | Parlabari | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 120 | Ratanpur | Panasi | Kishanganj (30 km) |
| 121 | Ratua | Paharkatta | Kishanganj (30 km) |
| 122 | Sahagi | Burhnai | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 123 | Saithabari | Kasba Kaliaganj | Thakurganj (14 km) |
| 124 | Saradighi | Jahangirpur | Kishanganj (40 km) |
| 125 | Sarogora | Sarogora | Thakurganj (26 km) |
| 126 | Satbaulia | Bhotta Thana | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 127 | Satbaulia Khurd | Chhatar Gachh | Pothia |
| 128 | Shekhpura | Sarogora | Thakurganj (22 km) |
| 129 | Singhari Gobindpur | Udgara | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 130 | Singhiamari | Parlabari | Kishanganj (20 km) |
| 131 | Sita Jhari | Paharkatta | Kishanganj (25 km) |
| 132 | Sital Gachh | Gorukhal | Pothia |
| 133 | Sitalpur | Shitallpur | Kishanganj (40 km) |
| 134 | Sonapur | Doobanochi | Thakurganj (15 km) |
| 135 | Taiabpur | Kasba Kaliaganj | Thakurganj (10 km) |
| 136 | Taria | Damal Bari | Kishanganj (18 km) |
| 137 | Tarni | Doobanochi | Thakurganj (15 km) |
| 138 | Theikalbari | Doobanochi | Thakurganj (15 km) |
| 139 | Thipi Jhari | Tipizari | Thakurganj (20 km) |
| 140 | Udgara | Udgara | Thakurganj (10 km) |
| Particulars | Rural | Urban | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,62,494 | N/A | 2,62,494 |
| Male Population | 1,35,774 | N/A | 1,35,774 |
| Female Population | 1,26,720 | N/A | 1,26,720 |
| Population Density | 743 / km² | N/A | 743 / km² |
| Sub-District Overview | |
| Sub-District (Hindi) : | Pothia (पोठिया) |
| District : | Kishanganj |
| State / UT : | Bihar |
| Total Area : | 353 km² |
| Total Population : | 2,62,494 |
| Density : | 743/km² |
| Total Villages : | 140 |
| Total Population | Villages in Pothia Subdivision |
| less Than 200 | 9 |
| 200 - 499 | 16 |
| 500 - 999 | 31 |
| 1000 - 1999 | 39 |
| 2000 - 4999 | 37 |
| 5000 - 9999 | 8 |
| 10000 and above | 1 |
| Related Pages |
| List of Subdivisions in Kishanganj |
| List of Districts in Bihar |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.