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About Pokalagi Village

Pokalagi is a large village in Gossaigaon tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,178, made up of 1,586 males and 1,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.38 hectares hectares.

Pokalagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokalagi village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Gossaigaon
Area (hectares) 244.38 hectares
Population 3,178
Male Population 1,586
Female Population 1,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokalagi compares

By the 2011 count Pokalagi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 920 residents. Its 244.38 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Pokalagi

Pokalagi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokalagi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokalagi from other places

Pokalagi lies about 40 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Srirampur Assam, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pokalagi
Nearest railway station Srirampur Assam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gossaigaon 15 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 18 km
District headquarters Dhubri 40 km

Villages closest to Pokalagi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gossaigaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pokalagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokalagi village had a population of 3,178. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 920 residents.

Pokalagi village has 1,586 males and 1,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokalagi has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Pokalagi covers 244.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokalagi falls under Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Pokalagi is Srirampur Assam, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pokalagi.

Pokalagi is about 40 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokalagi is in Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district. Srirampur Assam is about 10 km away. Gossaigaon is about 15 km away. Tufānganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokalagi F V (under 2 km), Kacharigaon (1.5 km) and Kamandanga (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pokalagi today is likely to be higher.

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