Pokharia, Sikaripara
Pokharia is a village located in the Shikaripara Subdivision of Dumka district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Sikaripara block and comes under Saharpur Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Pokharia is 651 out of which 323 are males and rest 328 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1015 females per 1000 males. There are around 47 teenagers in Pokharia. It has literacy rate of 67% which means around 437 persons can read and write. Total 2 people belonging to scheduled caste and 83 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 156 households in Pokharia, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 237. The pincode of Pokharia is 816118 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shikaripara Sub Post office
- Asanbani Branch Post office
- Pratappur Branch Post office
- RB Palasi Branch Post office
- Barmasia Branch Post office
Schools
Pokharia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- St Mary Middle School Asanbani
- St.Rita M.School
- Shikaripara Inter College
- Govt +2 High School Shikaripara
- Upgrade Govt High School Dhaka
Hospitals
Pokharia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Dhanghra
- Health Sub-Center Simltuti
- Health Sub-Center Saraidaha
- Health Sub-Center Rajbandh
- Health Sub-Center Pratappur
Banks
Pokharia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.