Pothia, Sonhaula
Pothia (पोठिया) is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Sonhaula Anchal in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, which falls under Sonhaula block. It belongs to Bhagalpur parliament constituency and Kahalgaon assembly constituency. Kunj Bihari Choudhary is the President of Pothia Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address panchayat.pothia.bgp@gmail.com and mobile number 97712xxx26. The Secretary is Ashok Kumar Singh, who can be reached at email address nitishkk72@gmail.com and mobile number 99348xxx13. The Panchayat address is Garm Panchayt Pothia Sonhaula, Pincode - 813205. You can reach there by taking a bus till Sonhaula bus stop which is less than a km away.
As on February 2025, the current population of Pothia is 2.8 thousands out of which 1.5 thousands are males and rest 1.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 843 females per 1000 males. There are around 368 teenagers in Pothia. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 1.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 497 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 567 households in Pothia, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.2 thousands. The pincode of Pothia is 813205 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Ghogha Sub Post office
- Dharia Branch Post office
- Hasai Branch Post office
- Mahiyama Branch Post office
- Tarar Branch Post office
Schools
Pothia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Utkramit Madhyamic School Pannuchak
- Sri Brahmchari Middle School Ghogha
- Gandhi High School Jamin Murhan Hat
- Bari Adarsh High School
- Middle School Pakkisaray
Hospitals
Pothia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Karahariya Sub-Center
- Birbalpur (Kathbangaon) Sub-Center
- Additional Primary Health Center Mannihat
- Laxmikitta Sub-Center
- Additional Primary Health Center Batsar
Banks
Pothia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- HDFC Bank Sabour
- State Bank of India Adb Ghogha
- State Bank of India Batsar
- State Bank of India Fic Ghogha
- UCO Bank Gopalpur
Covered villages
Pothia Gram Panchayat manages total 7 villages.