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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 222003
- Pincode
- 854332
- Post office
- Kuari
- Population
- 4,664
- Households
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 47.5%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,566
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Pothia താരതമ്യം
By population, Pothia ranks #12 of 57 villages in Sikti mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.5%
+2.0% vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 47.5%
- Sikti mandal
- 45.5%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−8 vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 934
- Sikti mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Pothia
- 4.9
- Sikti mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pothia ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Pothia ബിഹാർയിലെ അരാരിയ ജില്ല, Sikti ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 4,664 പേർ 954 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Sikti ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 57 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 12-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 48%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 46% നേക്കാൾ 2 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 934 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 854332, Kuari പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 222003. പ്രസിഡന്റ് MAHENDRA PRASAD YADAV; ഗ്രാമം Araria നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Abidur Rahman. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 5,499, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Kauakoh →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
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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
- 1
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ARARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kauakoh
- Total area (ha)
- 416
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 131.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pothia
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പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Pothia
- LGD code
- 222003
- Pincode
- 854332
- Post office
- Kuari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,664
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,499
- Households
- 954
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 47.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Araria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Araria
- Member of Parliament
- Pradeep Kumar Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Abidur Rahman
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MAHENDRA PRASAD YADAV
- Block / Mandal
- Sikti
- Nearest railway station
- Kusiargaon (4.5 km)
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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)