Pothia, Forbesganj
Pothia (पोठिया) is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Forbesganj Anchal in Araria district of Bihar, which falls under Forbesganj block. Sarbari Bano is the President of Pothia Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address prd.pothia@gmail.com and mobile number 80516xxx30. The Panchayat landline number is 06455-22**60. The Secretary is Rajeev Kumar Shing, who can be reached at email address panchaytsachiv@gmil.com and mobile number 98016xxx57. The Panchayat address is Pothia, Pincode - 854318. You can reach there by taking a bus till Forbesganj bus stop which is a bit far away.
As on May 2024, the current population of Pothia is 9.6 thousands out of which 4.9 thousands are males and rest 4.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 942 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.7 thousands teenagers in Pothia. It has literacy rate of 36% which means around 3.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.8 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 322 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.9 thousands households in Pothia, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 4.8 thousands. The pincode of Pothia is 854318 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- SRForbesganj Sub Post office
- Forbesganj Sub Post office
- Amhara Branch Post office
- B Rampur Branch Post office
- Kushmoul Branch Post office
Schools
Pothia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Primary School Naya Pothia
- Primary School Santhali Tola
- Primary School Pothia
- Primary School Jamun Mandal Tola Pothia
- Primary School Baelay
Hospitals
Pothia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub Divisional Hospital Forbesganj
- Haripur Sub-Center
- Rampur Dakshin Sub-Center
- Matiyari (Bhattabari) Sub-Center
- Mirzapur Sub-Center
Banks
Pothia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda AT & PO-Forbesganj
- Bandhan Bank Forbesganj
- Central Bank of India Forbesganj
- Canara Bank Forbesganj
- Indian Overseas Bank Forbesganj
Covered villages
Pothia Gram Panchayat manages total 3 villages.