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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ruquya khatoon
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- LGD code
- 222563
- Pincode
- 855117
- Post office
- Taiyabpur
- Population
- 2,302
- Households
- 503
- Literacy rate
- 51.1%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 626
Census 2011 · in context
How Pawakhali compares
By population, Pawakhali ranks #40 of 149 villages in Pothia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.1%
+10.3% vs mandal average
- Pawakhali
- 51.1%
- Pothia mandal
- 40.8%
- Kishanganj district
- 44.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
+13 vs mandal average
- Pawakhali
- 946
- Pothia mandal
- 933
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Pawakhali
- 4.6
- Pothia mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pawakhali at a glance
Pawakhali is a village of 2,302 people in 503 households (Census 2011) in Pothia block, Kishanganj district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 149 villages in Pothia block. Literacy is 51%, 10 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855117, served by Taiyabpur post office; the LGD village code is 222563. The sarpanch is Ruquya khatoon, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,714 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Budhra →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawakhali · this village | 2,302 | 51% | — |
| Budhra · Pothia | 3,617 | 42% | — |
| Barahkahunia · Pothia | 2,635 | 40% | — |
| Patilabhasa · Pothia | 2,300 | 42% | — |
| Pothia · Pothia | 699 | 40% | — |
| Piyakuri · Pothia | 555 | 33% | — |
| Goabari · Pothia | 159 | 42% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pawakhali
- 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)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- THAKURGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BUDHARA
- Total area (ha)
- 130
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 37.12
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pawakhali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pawakhali
- LGD code
- 222563
- Pincode
- 855117
- Post office
- Taiyabpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,302
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,714
- Households
- 503
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 51.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ruquya khatoon
- Block / Mandal
- Pothia
- Nearest post office
- Post Office Gangi Hat (67.0 km)
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- Naunaddi
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- Tarni
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- Fulehara
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)