Paharkatta, Pothia, Kishanganj, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Paharkatta


The village Paharkatta is located in Pothia C.D.Block of Kishanganj District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Paharkatta Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pothia Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kishanganj, which is about 30 kilometers away from Paharkatta.

Travel and Communication for Paharkatta


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Paharkatta,
Kishanganj,
Bihar, India
PIN - 855117

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Paharkatta


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Paharkatta is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Paharkatta is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Paharkatta


As per available data from the year 2009, 5428 persons live in 1067 house holds in the village Paharkatta. There are 2652 female individuals and 2776 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.86% and males constitute 51.14% of the total population.

There are 38 scheduled castes persons of which 22 are females and 16 are males. Females constitute 57.89% and males constitute 42.11% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.7% of the total population.

Population density of Paharkatta is 983.1 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Paharkatta


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Total area of Paharkatta is 552.13 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 419.76 ha. About 236.72 ha is un-irrigated area. About 183.04 ha is irrigated area. About 183.04 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 44.86 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1.54 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 12.85 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 36.72 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 29.27 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 7.13 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Paharkatta


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Panasi, which is less than 5 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a government primary school in the village Paharkatta.

There is a government middle school in the village Paharkatta.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Panasi, which is less than 5 kms away from Paharkatta.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Pothia, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

Colleges in Paharkatta


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kishanganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Kishanganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Kishanganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kishanganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

Other Educational Facilities in Paharkatta


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Kishanganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Kishanganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

Healthcare Facilities in Paharkatta


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Paharkatta.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Paharkatta.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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