Pokharia, Azamnagar

Pokharia (पोखरिया) is a village located in the Azamnagar Anchal of Katihar district of Bihar. The village falls in Azamnagar block and comes under Jokar Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Pokharia is 438 out of which 231 are males and rest 207 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 896 females per 1000 males. There are around 77 teenagers in Pokharia. It has literacy rate of 27% which means around 119 persons can read and write. Total 16 people belonging to scheduled caste and 201 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 99 households in Pokharia, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 161. The pincode of Pokharia is 855113 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Salmari Sub Post office
• Dhumnagar Branch Post office
• KURHELA BOBRA Branch Post office
• Sadapur Branch Post office
• Siktia Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Upgraded High School Kharsauta
• Middle School Baltar
• Adarsh Middle School Azamnagar
• Upgraded High School Rohiya
• Upgraded High School Devgaon

Hospitals

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

• Amar Sihpur Sub-Center
• Salmari Sub-Center
• Arihana Sub-Center
• Teghara Sub-Center
• Cholhar Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Central Bank of India Salmari
• State Bank of India Azam Nagar
• State Bank of India Sohragachhi