Pothia Subdivision - Kishanganj, Bihar

Pothia is an administrative subdivision in the Kishanganj district of Bihar, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Pothia is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Pothia, while the nearest airport is Bagdogra Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 37.5 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 353 km², including 353.49 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 933 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pothia Subdivision

Pothia Subdivision has a total of 149 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adhikari	Rural	Panasi
2	Andabari	Rural	Doobanochi
3	Arrabari	Rural	Raypur
4	Bagalbari	Rural	Damalbari
5	Bagalbari Milik	Rural	Jahangirpur
6	Bagalbari Milik Arazi	Rural	Damalbari
7	Bagrani	Rural	Kusiyari
8	Bakhonala	Rural	Sarogora
9	Baksa	Rural	Sarogora
10	Balasan	Rural	Chhattergachh.
11	Banasi	Rural	Tipijhari
12	Barahkahunia	Rural	Budhra
13	Barapokhar	Rural	Fala
14	Bhatkhunda	Rural	Tipijhari
15	Bhatkhunda	Rural	Tipijhari
16	Bhelagachhi	Rural	Fala
17	Bhota Thana	Rural	Bhotathana
18	Birpur	Rural	Mirjapur
19	Birpur	Rural	Mirjapur
20	Bisani	Rural	Damalbari
21	Budhra	Rural	Budhra
22	Burhnai	Rural	Budhnai
23	Charkhakati	Rural	Udgara
24	Chechuabari	Rural	Kasba Kaliaganj
25	Chhagalia	Rural	Parlabari
26	Chhamtia	Rural	Sarogora
27	Chhatar Gachh	Rural	Chhattergachh.
28	Chilhamari	Rural	Naukatta
29	Chitma	Rural	Fala
30	Chitma	Rural	Fala
31	Chorogaddi	Rural	Budhnai
32	Damal Bari	Rural	Parlabari
33	Damarbari	Rural	Damalbari
34	Darigaon	Rural	Bhotathana
35	Debiganj	Rural	Bhotathana
36	Dhangi Pokhar	Rural	Kusiyari
37	Dhantola	Rural	Udgara
38	Dhekipara	Rural	Panasi
39	Dhobinia	Rural	Raypur
40	Dongra	Rural	Naukatta
41	Dubanochi	Rural	Doobanochi
42	Dubanochi	Rural	Doobanochi
43	Fala	Rural	Fala
44	Fulehara	Rural	Gorukhal
45	Fulhara Milik	Rural	Kusiyari
46	Fulhara Milik	Rural	Kusiyari
47	Galgalia	Rural	Budhnai
48	Gangnati	Rural	Tipijhari
49	Gangnati Arazi Gachh Mahgu	Rural	Tipijhari
50	Geraloti	Rural	Gorukhal
51	Geramari	Rural	Chhattergachh.
52	Ghiagaon	Rural	Naukatta
53	Gilhabari	Rural	Fala
54	Goabari	Rural	Budhra
55	Gobinda	Rural	Udgara
56	Gorukhal	Rural	Gorukhal
57	Halda	Rural	Udgara
58	Haldagaon	Rural	Parlabari
59	Haldibari	Rural	Sarogora
60	Indarpur	Rural	Raypur
61	Indarpur Khurd	Rural	Chhattergachh.
62	Jagir Gachh	Rural	Gorukhal
63	Jahangirpur	Rural	Jahangirpur
64	Jalalpur	Rural	Fala
65	Jangiabari	Rural	Jahangirpur
66	Jhorwadangi	Rural	Bhotathana
67	Jogi Gachh	Rural	Kusiyari
68	Jogihara	Rural	Kusiyari
69	Kala Singhia	Rural	Parlabari
70	Kalakachu	Rural	Udgara
71	Kalidas	Rural	Gorukhal
72	Kalidas Kismat	Rural	Kusiyari
73	Kalidas Kismat	Rural	Gorukhal
74	Kalupatha Urf Koimari	Rural	Kusiyari
75	Karigaon Milik	Rural	Tipijhari
76	Kasba Kaliaganj	Rural	Kasba Kaliaganj
77	Keso Jara	Rural	Raypur
78	Kharkhari	Rural	Raypur
79	Khatia Pichhla	Rural	Udgara
80	Koimari	Rural	Kusiyari
81	Koltha	Rural	Koltha
82	Kulthibari	Rural	Parlabari
83	Kusiyari	Rural	Kusiyari
84	Lodhabari	Rural	Raypur
85	Lohagara	Rural	Panasi
86	Lukundra	Rural	Damalbari
87	Mahogarh	Rural	Parlabari
88	Mahsul	Rural	Koltha
89	Makhan Pokhar	Rural	Mirjapur
90	Mamubhagina	Rural	Chhattergachh.
91	Mangur Jan	Rural	Tipijhari
92	Mangurjan	Rural	Gorukhal
93	Maria	Rural	Koltha
94	Miramani	Rural	Chhattergachh.
95	Mirzapur	Rural	Mirjapur
96	Mohania	Rural	Panasi
97	Molnapara	Rural	Tipijhari
98	Musaldenga	Rural	Mirjapur
99	Nandakuri	Rural	Koltha
100	Naribasar	Rural	Udgara
101	Naukatta	Rural	Naukatta
102	Naunaddi	Rural	Bhotathana
103	Naunaddi	Rural	Bhotathana
104	Nimalagaon	Rural	Kusiyari
105	Nimlagao Milik	Rural	Kusiyari
106	Paharkatta	Rural	Paharkatta
107	Pakamolna	Rural	Mirjapur
108	Pakamolna	Rural	Mirjapur
109	Pakamolna	Rural	Mirjapur
110	Pamal	Rural	Naukatta
111	Panasi	Rural	Tipijhari
112	Panasi	Rural	Panasi
113	Panbara	Rural	Kusiyari
114	Panighatta	Rural	Fala
115	Parlabari	Rural	Parlabari
116	Parlabari Milik	Rural	Parlabari
117	Patilabhasa	Rural	Budhra
118	Pawakhali	Rural	Budhra
119	Pharabari	Rural	Raypur
120	Phatipokhar	Rural	Tipijhari
121	Piyakuri	Rural	Budhra
122	Pokharia	Rural	Mirjapur
123	Pothia	Rural	Budhra
124	Purandarpur	Rural	Fala
125	Raipur	Rural	Raypur
126	Ramaniapokhar	Rural	Sarogora
127	Rasiadangi	Rural	Parlabari
128	Ratanpur	Rural	Panasi
129	Ratua	Rural	Paharkatta
130	Saithabari	Rural	Kasba Kaliaganj
131	Saradighi	Rural	Jahangirpur
132	Sarogora	Rural	Sarogora
133	Satbaulia	Rural	Bhotathana
134	Satbaulia Khurd	Rural	Chhattergachh.
135	Shekhpura	Rural	Sarogora
136	Singhari Gobindpur	Rural	Udgara
137	Singhiamari	Rural	Parlabari
138	Sita Jhari	Rural	Paharkatta
139	Sita Jhari	Rural	Paharkatta
140	Sital Gachh	Rural	Gorukhal
141	Sitalpur	Rural	Shitalpur
142	Sonapur	Rural	Doobanochi
143	Suhagi	Rural	Budhnai
144	Taiabpur	Rural	Kasba Kaliaganj
145	Taria	Rural	Damalbari
146	Tarni	Rural	Doobanochi
147	Theikalbari	Rural	Doobanochi
148	Thipi Jhari	Rural	Tipijhari
149	Udgara	Rural	Udgara

Population of Pothia Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Pothia Subdivision has a total population of 2,62,494 people, consisting of 1,35,774 males and 1,26,720 females. There are 52,702 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 743 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,62,494	2,62,494	0
Male Population	1,35,774	1,35,774	0
Female Population	1,26,720	1,26,720	0
Total Households	52,702	52,702	0
Population Density	743 / km²	743 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 1,07,110 literate people and 53,557 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 9,671 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 17,170 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	53,557	53,557
Literate Population	1,07,110	1,07,110
Illiterate Population	1,55,384	1,55,384
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	9,671	9,671
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	17,170	17,170

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Pothia (पोठिया)
District	Kishanganj
State / UT	Bihar
Railway Station	Pothia
Total Area	353 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	933
Total Population (2011)	2,62,494
Density	743/km²
Total Villages	149

Nearby Subdivisions in Kishanganj
Bahadurganj	Dighalbank
Kishanganj	Kochadhamin
Terhagachh	Thakurganj