About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 167 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	329
Male Population	167
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 92nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 31 km from Araria. 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 Pokharia
Nearest town	Jogbani	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	8.6 km
District headquarters	Araria	31 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

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Common questions about Pokharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 329. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Pokharia village has 167 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Pokharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 31 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Jogbani is about 6.4 km away. Forbesganj is about 8.6 km away. Araria is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.