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'''Pokhraira''' is a village in Bokhra block of [[Sitamarhi District]] in [[Bihar]] state of [[India]]. It is surrounded by three main cities of Bihar, which are [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Darbhanga]] and [[Sitamarhi]]. Pokhraira is 27 km distance from district main city [[Sitamarhi]] and 97 km distance from state capital [[Patna]].
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://villageinfo.in/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/pokhraira.html|title=Pokhraira Village in Bokhara (Sitamarhi) Bihar | villageinfo.in|website=villageinfo.in}}</ref>

== History ==
A village which is a centre not only for education but also for years long culture and civilization. A small remote village of [[North Bihar]] produced numbers of scholars spread all across the country. This village is also known due to some famous [[Zamindar]].

Pokhraira is also known as Pokhraira Sharif in respect of [[Sufi saint]]s. One of the famous spiritual persons was Maulana Abdur Rehman whose [[Mazar (mausoleum)|mazar]] is situated here. He is also known as Sarkar Mohibba<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://biharattractions.com/sitamarhi-district/|title=Sitamarhi District |}}</ref> which was named by [[Aala Hazrat]]. Another Sufi Pir Sayyed Abu Nasar Hamdullah Kamaluddeen who came here from North Western part of [[British India]] and lived here for some time. He spiritually influenced many person and some of them are famous in this whole region. Bihar State prayer song written by M.R. Chisty who is from this village.<ref>State anthem, prayer to cement Bihari bonds | Patna News – Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com › ...</ref>
There is a very famous phrase uses to indicate Pokhraira is that "A village where the hen is also educated".

== Education ==
This village is known due to active presence in the field of education . There are numbers of Government school, Private school and Religious school(Madrasa) present here. There is also a government girls school which were earlier known as '''Pardanashin Urdu Maktab'''<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PX938QYfmsC&q=pardanashin+maktab&pg=PA231 |title = Education and Social Changes in Bihar, 1900–1921: A Survey of Social History of Bihar from Lord Curzon to Noncooperation Movement|isbn = 978-0-8426-0986-9|last1 = Pandey|first1 = Shreedhar Narayan|year = 1975}}</ref>

<big>'''Government School'''</big><ref>https://schools.yorakul.com/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhra/m.s-banaul</ref>
* Urdu Primary Girls School, (Phoolwari Mohalla)
* Urdu Primary School, (Noori Mohalla)
* Primary School Mushari Tol, (Raza Nagar)
* Middle School Shah Tola, (Phoolwari Mohalla)

<big>'''Private School'''</big>
* Ideal Kinder Garten, (Kamali Mohalla)
* Shabnam Academy, (Kamali Mohalla)
* S.M. Public School, (Madrasah Mohalla)
* M.N. Public School, (Noori Mohalla)

<big>'''Religious School/Madrasah'''</big>
* Madrasah Noorul Hoda
* Madrasah Rahmania
* Madrasah Hamdia
* Madrasah Jamiatul Binat al Islamia

<big>'''Trust and Organizations'''</big>
* Hamdi Educational Trust.<ref>http://hamdieducationaltrust.com/ › ...</ref> (Running in the Memory of Zafar-E-Millat Allama Zafrul Hussain Hamdi Zafar Qadri)
* S.M. Foundation (Running in the Memory of Sarkar Abdur Rahman Mohibba)
* Bazm-E-Kamal (Religious based Organization)

== Mosques/Masajid ==
* Jama Masjid (Kamali Mohalla)
* Kamal Masjid (Kamal Chowk)
* Phoolwari Masjid (Phoolwari Mohalla)
* Noori Masjid (Noori Mohalla)
* Raza Masjid (Raza Nagar)
* Rahmani Masjid (Madarsa Mohalla)
* Aulia Masjid (Madarsa Mohalla)
* Shahi Masjid (Sah Mohalla)

== Transportation ==
'''Pokhraira''' is about 2 km from State Highway and 11 km from National Highway [[National Highway 77 (India)|NH 77]]. This village has seen road development very earlier. There is a main road and a bridge which were constructed during [[British Raj]]. This village is well connected by three of its nearest main cities by roadway. Every day 4 to 5 buses departs from Pokhraira Panchayat to [[Muzaffarpur]], [[Darbhanga]] and [[Sitamarhi]].

Nearest Railway Station- [[Janakpur Road]] (Pupri) 16km <br>
Nearest Airport- [[Darbhanga Airport]] (About to start) 56km

== Health Care ==
There are many clinics present in Pokhraira. There is a '''Unani Hospital''' in this village and it is one of the oldest government hospital in the whole region. The foundation of this hospital were laid by the Haji Mohammad Taslim, a Zamindar of this village who donated the land for this Hospital. This hospital provide [[Unani Medicine]] free of cost to the patient.

== Demographic ==
According to the [[2011 Indian census]] the population of Pokhraira is 5716 in which the percentage of male is 51.83% and the female is 48.17%. The gender ratio of this village is 930 female per 1000 male. The 95% population is Muslim and remaining is the lower cast of Hindu.
The recent local data shows the population is above the 8000 and the literacy rate is above 76%.

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB.html Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India]
*[https://www.wikivillage.in/village/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/pokhraira Village Website In India, Explore Villages of India, Best Village Sites In India, Wikivillage]
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[[Category:Villages in Sitamarhi district]]

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