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About Pokhrahi Village

Pokhrahi is a small village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 229 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhrahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Pincode 824102
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 229
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhrahi compares

By the 2011 count Pokhrahi is the 190th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Pokhrahi

Pokhrahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhrahi 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 Pokhrahi from other places

Pokhrahi lies about 29 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about under 2 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 Pokhrahi
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 6.5 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 6.5 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 29 km

Villages closest to Pokhrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhrahi village had a population of 436. That makes it the 190th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Pokhrahi village has 229 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhrahi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Pokhrahi is 824102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhrahi covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhrahi falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhrahi is Nabinagar Road, about under 2 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 Pokhrahi.

Pokhrahi 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.

Pokhrahi is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar Road is about under 2 km away. Nabinagar is about 6.5 km away. Nabīnagar is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharhi Dhanawan (under 2 km), Dighi (under 2 km) and Gosaindih (under 2 km).

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

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