About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 124 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854316, 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	Narpatganj
Pincode	854316
Area (hectares)	378 hectares
Population	248
Male Population	124
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 39 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 4.3 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 Pokharia
Nearest railway station	Bathnaha	4.3 km
Nearest town	Jogbani	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narpatganj	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	39 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narpatganj 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 248. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Pokharia village has 124 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 854316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokharia falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Bathnaha, about 4.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 39 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 Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 4.3 km away. Jogbani is about 5.1 km away. Narpatganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.