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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SARBARI BANO
Contact: 80****7430
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- LGD code
- 221607
- Pincode
- 854318
- Post office
- Forbesganj
- Population
- 7,723
- Households
- 1,527
- Literacy rate
- 35.5%
- Sex ratio
- 942 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,894
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Pothia താരതമ്യം
By population, Pothia ranks #12 of 108 villages in Forbesganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.5%
−6.1% vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 35.5%
- Forbesganj mandal
- 41.6%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
+23 vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 942
- Forbesganj mandal
- 919
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 5.1
- Forbesganj mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pothia ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Pothia ബിഹാർയിലെ അരാരിയ ജില്ല, Forbesganj ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 7,723 പേർ 1,527 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Forbesganj ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 108 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 12-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 36%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 42% നേക്കാൾ 6 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 942 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 854318, Forbesganj പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 221607. പ്രസിഡന്റ് SARBARI BANO; ഗ്രാമം Phulparas നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Sheela Kumari. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 9,105, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pothia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- FARBISGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pothia
- Total area (ha)
- 678.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 404.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pothia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Pothia
- LGD code
- 221607
- Pincode
- 854318
- Post office
- Forbesganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,723
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,105
- Households
- 1,527
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 942
- Literacy rate
- 35.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhanjharpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulparas
- Member of Parliament
- Ramprit Mandal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sheela Kumari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SARBARI BANO
- Block / Mandal
- Forbesganj
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 854318
- RampurForbesganj mandal25,407 pop
- BarheparaNarpatganj mandal21,121 pop
- AurahiForbesganj mandal16,207 pop
- MirzapurForbesganj mandal14,498 pop
- KhairaNarpatganj mandal14,128 pop
- Doria SonapurForbesganj mandal13,744 pop
- ParwahaForbesganj mandal10,422 pop
- Khair KhanForbesganj mandal9,868 pop
- KhapdehNarpatganj mandal9,608 pop
അതേ പേര്, മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലം
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Forbesganj മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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- Jhirwa Pachhiari
- Ghoraghat
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- Amhara
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)