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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMIT KUMAR SAH
Contact: 95****9387
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- LGD code
- 221761
- Pincode
- 854334
- Post office
- Maryganj
- Population
- 11,823
- Households
- 2,324
- Literacy rate
- 34.7%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,221
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Pharkia ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Pharkia ranks #6 of 89 villages in Raniganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.7%
−4.5% vs mandal average
- Pharkia
- 34.7%
- Raniganj mandal
- 39.2%
- Araria district
- 42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
+38 vs mandal average
- Pharkia
- 965
- Raniganj mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Pharkia
- 5.1
- Raniganj mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pharkia ఒక్క చూపులో
Pharkia Biharలోని Araria జిల్లా, Raniganj బ్లాక్లో 11,823 జనాభా 2,324 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Raniganj బ్లాక్లోని 89 గ్రామాలలో 6వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 35%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 39% కంటే 5 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 965 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 854334, Maryganj పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 221761. సర్పంచ్ SUMIT KUMAR SAH; గ్రామం Bihariganj అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Niranjan Kumar Mehta. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 13,939, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pharkia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 4
- 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
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- ARARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pharkia
- Total area (ha)
- 1,151
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 246.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pharkia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Pharkia
- LGD code
- 221761
- Pincode
- 854334
- Post office
- Maryganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,823
- Population (projected 2026)
- 13,939
- Households
- 2,324
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 34.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bihariganj
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Niranjan Kumar Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUMIT KUMAR SAH
- Block / Mandal
- Raniganj
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 854334
- KoskapurRaniganj mandal18,835 pop
- BistariaRaniganj mandal17,647 pop
- Raghunath PurBhargama mandal17,198 pop
- ManullahpattiBhargama mandal17,181 pop
- HasanpurRaniganj mandal14,671 pop
- Paik ParaBhargama mandal11,676 pop
- Sirsia HanumanganjBhargama mandal11,198 pop
- BishunpurRaniganj mandal10,892 pop
- KhajuriBhargama mandal9,946 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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