About Pokhraha Village

Pokhraha is a small village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 242 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Barun
Pincode	824112
Area (hectares)	37 hectares
Population	459
Male Population	242
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pokhraha compares

By the 2011 count Pokhraha is the 130th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Pokhraha

Pokhraha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pokhraha 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhraha from other places

Pokhraha lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Son Nagar Junction, about 2.8 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 Pokhraha
Nearest railway station	Son Nagar Junction	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barun	3.1 km
Nearest town	Madhurampur Dehri	13 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	18 km

Villages closest to Pokhraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhraha village had a population of 459. That makes it the 130th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Pokhraha village has 242 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhraha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Pokhraha is 824112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhraha covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhraha falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhraha is Son Nagar Junction, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pokhraha is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhraha is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Son Nagar Junction is about 2.8 km away. Barun is about 3.1 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.