Pothia, Amour, Purnia, Bihar, India

Content updated on November 3, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pothia


The village Pothia is located in Amour C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Pothia Gangali Gram Panchayat. It comes under Amour Community Development Block. The nearest town is Purnia, which is about 60 kilometers away from Pothia.

Travel and Communication for Pothia


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

Postal Address:
Pothia,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
PIN - 854327

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pothia


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

A brief summary of available data for Pothia 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 Pothia


As per available data from the year 2009, 1739 persons live in 434 house holds in the village Pothia. There are 823 female individuals and 916 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.33% and males constitute 52.67% of the total population.

Population density of Pothia is 550.32 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pothia


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Total area of Pothia is 316 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 246.2 ha. About 136.2 ha is un-irrigated area. About 110 ha is irrigated area. About 78.15 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 31.85 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 20 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 25 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 16.8 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 8 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Pothia


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

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Pothia.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private 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 Birrampurr, 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 Jalalgarh, which is more than 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 Purnia, 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 Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Pothia.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pothia


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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Pothia


There is a community health centre 5-10 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 less than 5 kms away from Pothia.

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

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

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

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