Pothia
Forbesganj block · Araria
district, Bihar · PIN 854318
· village code 221607
Population 2011
7,723
Census of India
Population 2020
10,656
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+38.0%
2,933 people · 3.6% a year
Households
2,100
+37.5% vs 1,527 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
7,723
Male / female
3,977 / 3,746
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
942
Children aged 0–6
1,707
Literacy rate
35.5%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
1,476 / 260
Working population
3,894
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
90.7%
Households
1,527
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 5 km away
No
Middle school nearest 5 km away
No
High school nearest 10 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 10 km away
No
All-weather road nearest 5 km away
No
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 10 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
1,620
Non-farm households
480
Share of households farming, 2020
77%
Net sown area
400 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
400 / 400 / 40
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Pothia panchayat, Forbesganj zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹27.18 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹18.09 lakh
Received directly
₹33.01 lakh
Spent
₹35.37 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹42.91 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹9.27 lakh · received ₹7.21 lakh · spent ₹12.46 lakh · left ₹15.64 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹17.92 lakh · received ₹10.88 lakh · spent ₹22.91 lakh · left ₹27.27 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.3604, 86.8104 —
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