Geographic Location of Pothia

The village Pothia is located in Forbesganj C.D.Block of Araria District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Pothia Gram Panchayat. It comes under Forbesganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Farbisganj, which is about 10 kilometers away from Pothia.

Travel and Communication for Pothia

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Pothia,
Araria,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pothia

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

Social Structure of Pothia

As per available data from the year 2009, 7723 persons live in 1527 house holds in the village Pothia. There are 3746 female individuals and 3977 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.5% and males constitute 51.5% of the total population.

There are 1476 scheduled castes persons of which 705 are females and 771 are males. Females constitute 47.76% and males constitute 52.24% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 19.11% of the total population.

There are 260 scheduled tribes persons of which 110 are females and 150 are males. Females constitute 42.31% and males constitute 57.69% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 3.37% of the total population.

Population density of Pothia is 1137.91 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pothia

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Total area of Pothia is 678.7 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 461.1 ha. About 56.4 ha is un-irrigated area. About 404.7 ha is irrigated area. About 40.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 364.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 112.5 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 105.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

Schools in Pothia

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Farbisganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Pothia.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Pothia.

There is a government middle school in the village Pothia.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Farbisganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Pothia.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Farbisganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Pothia.

Colleges in Pothia

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 Farbisganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Pothia.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pothia

There is a government vocational training school / ITI in the village Pothia.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pothia

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Pothia.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Pothia.

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

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Pothia.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Pothia.

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

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

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

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Pothia.

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