Pharkia, Raniganj

Pharkia (फारकिया) is a village located in the Raniganj Anchal of Araria district of Bihar. The village falls in Raniganj block and comes under Farakia Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Pharkia is 14.8 thousands out of which 7.5 thousands are males and rest 7.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 965 females per 1000 males. There are around 2.7 thousands teenagers in Pharkia. It has literacy rate of 35% which means around 5.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 859 people belonging to scheduled caste and 323 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 2.9 thousands households in Pharkia, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 5.3 thousands. The pincode of Pharkia is 854334 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Maryganj Sub Post office
• Indrapur Barhara Branch Post office
• Belsara Branch Post office
• Maujaha Branch Post office
• Pachira Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Laljee High School Raniganj
• S.N.V Inter College Raniganj Araria
• Uhs Dumaria Boys
• Y.N.P Inter College Raniganj Araria
• Uhs Koska Pur

Hospitals

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

• Gunwanti Sub-Center
• Bausi Sub-Center
• Bairakh Sub-Center
• Rahariya Sub-Center
• Barhara Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Bank of Baroda Jagta, Bihar
• Bank of Baroda Raghunathpur, Bihar
• Bank of Baroda Rampur, Bihar
• Bank of Baroda Sirsia, Bihar
• State Bank of India Raniganj