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About Singh Pokhar Village

Singh Pokhar is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,089, made up of 546 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Singh Pokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Singh Pokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 1,089
Male Population 546
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Singh Pokhar compares

By the 2011 count Singh Pokhar is the 51st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Singh Pokhar

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

Singh Pokhar lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 26 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 Singh Pokhar
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 4.6 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Singh Pokhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dobhi 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 Singh Pokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Singh Pokhar village had a population of 1,089. That makes it the 51st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Singh Pokhar village has 546 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Singh Pokhar has about 995 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.

The pincode recorded for Singh Pokhar is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Singh Pokhar covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Singh Pokhar falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Singh Pokhar is Kastha, about 26 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 Singh Pokhar.

Singh Pokhar is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Singh Pokhar is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 4.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 9.5 km away. Kastha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babu Bigha (1.7 km), Rampur (1.7 km) and Gamhariya (2.1 km).

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

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