About Pokhariya Village

Pokhariya is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 354 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares.

Pokhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhariya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	703
Male Population	354
Female Population	349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
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 Pokhariya compares

By the 2011 count Pokhariya is the 69th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pokhariya

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

Pokhariya lies about 45 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 37 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 Pokhariya
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	14 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	19 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	37 km
District headquarters	Gaya	45 km

Villages closest to Pokhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhariya village had a population of 703. That makes it the 69th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Pokhariya village has 354 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhariya has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Pokhariya covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhariya falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhariya is Paharpur, about 37 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 Pokhariya.

Pokhariya is about 45 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhariya is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 14 km away. Bagaha is about 19 km away. Paharpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.