Zakaria, Rafiganj

Zakaria (ज़करिया) is a village located in the Rafiganj Anchal of Aurangabad district of Bihar. The village falls in Rafiganj block and comes under Lohara Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Aurangabad parliament constituency and Rafiganj assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Zakaria is 856 out of which 434 are males and rest 422 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 972 females per 1000 males. There are around 141 teenagers in Zakaria. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 614 persons can read and write. Total 49 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 80 households in Zakaria, which means every family has 11 members on average. The village has working population of 370. The pincode of Zakaria is 824125 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Rafiganj Sub Post office
• Panti Branch Post office
• Pogar Branch Post office
• Baksibigha Branch Post office
• Bishambharpur Branch Post office

Schools

Zakaria has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Rani Brajraj Madhyamik +2 School Rafiganj
• Dr. V.K.S College Rafiganj
• Girl High School Rafiganj
• Govt. Senior Secondary School Arthua
• Upgraded High School Badopur (Rafiganj)

Hospitals

Zakaria has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Pogar Sub-Center
• Nima Chaturbhuj Sub-Center
• Kusmi Sub-Center
• Kotwara Sub-Center
• Lohara Sub-Center

Banks

Zakaria has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Bank Sihuli
• State Bank of India Rafiganj
• Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Rafiganj