About Pokharhan Village

Pokharhan is a large village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,350, made up of 2,261 males and 2,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.3 hectares hectares.

Pokharhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharhan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	663.3 hectares
Population	4,350
Male Population	2,261
Female Population	2,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokharhan compares

By the 2011 count Pokharhan is the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 663.3 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Pokharhan

Pokharhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharhan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokharhan from other places

Pokharhan lies about 33 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 4.7 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 Pokharhan
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	8.3 km
Nearest town	Jagdīspur	13 km
District headquarters	Buxar	33 km

Villages closest to Pokharhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharhan village had a population of 4,350. That makes it the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Pokharhan village has 2,261 males and 2,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharhan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Pokharhan covers 663.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharhan falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharhan is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Pokharhan is about 33 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharhan is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 4.7 km away. Barhampur is about 8.3 km away. Jagdīspur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.