About Poktha Village

Poktha is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,711, made up of 875 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poktha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poktha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Obra
Pincode	824124
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	1,711
Male Population	875
Female Population	836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
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 Poktha compares

By the 2011 count Poktha is the 41st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Poktha

Poktha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Poktha 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 Poktha from other places

Poktha lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 9.7 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 Poktha
Tehsil headquarters	Obra	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Phesar	9.7 km
Nearest town	Daudnagar	12 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	21 km

Villages closest to Poktha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poktha village had a population of 1,711. That makes it the 41st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Poktha village has 875 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poktha has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Poktha is 824124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poktha covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poktha falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Poktha is Phesar, about 9.7 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 Poktha.

Poktha is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poktha is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 7.8 km away. Phesar is about 9.7 km away. Daudnagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.