Paharkatta
Pothia block · Kishanganj
district, Bihar · PIN 855117
· village code 222648
Change since 2011 is not available for this village.
The 2020 Mission Antyodaya survey recorded a population of 5,428
— exactly the Census 2011 figure. That happens in about 15% of villages
nationally, where the surveyor appears to have carried the old number forward
rather than counting afresh. Showing “0% growth” here would be
reporting a number nobody measured, so we don't.
How we detect this.
Population (Census 2011)
5,428
Households 2020
1,067
surveyed separately, so usable
Census 2011
Total population
5,428
Male / female
2,776 / 2,652
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
955
Children aged 0–6
1,064
Literacy rate
30.1%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
38 / 0
Working population
1,431
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
94.5%
Households
1,067
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 2 km away
No
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 10 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission
Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
989
Teachers
22
Students per teacher
45
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
959
Non-farm households
107
Share of households farming, 2020
90%
Net sown area
479 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
479 / 390 / 89
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Paharkatta panchayat, Pothia zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹23.38 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹17.04 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹20.99 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹19.43 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹11.15 lakh · received ₹6.79 lakh · spent ₹10.96 lakh · left ₹6.97 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹12.23 lakh · received ₹10.25 lakh · spent ₹10.02 lakh · left ₹12.46 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.2703, 88.0892 —
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How this village compares
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population changes in Kishanganj district ·
School
staffing across Kishanganj ·
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