About Pokharaha Village

Pokharaha is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 440 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Goh
Pincode	824129
Area (hectares)	48 hectares
Population	826
Male Population	440
Female Population	386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharaha compares

By the 2011 count Pokharaha is the 94th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Pokharaha

Pokharaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharaha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pokharaha from other places

Pokharaha lies about 29 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 11 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 Pokharaha
Tehsil headquarters	Goh	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	11 km
Nearest town	Rafiganj	12 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	29 km

Villages closest to Pokharaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharaha village had a population of 826. That makes it the 94th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Pokharaha village has 440 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharaha has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Pokharaha is 824129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharaha covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokharaha falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharaha is Dev Road Halt, about 11 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 village for Pokharaha.

Pokharaha is about 29 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharaha is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 9.0 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 11 km away. Rafiganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.