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About Pokhanwan Village

Pokhanwan is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 583 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Pokhanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhanwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 583
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhanwan compares

By the 2011 count Pokhanwan is the 42nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Pokhanwan

Pokhanwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhanwan as Available within <5 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 Pokhanwan from other places

Pokhanwan lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 13 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 Pokhanwan
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 4.8 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 13 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Pokhanwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Pokhanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhanwan village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Pokhanwan village has 583 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhanwan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Pokhanwan covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhanwan falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhanwan is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pokhanwan.

Pokhanwan is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhanwan is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 4.8 km away. Makhdumpur is about 13 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijulipur (under 2 km), Shankar Bigha (under 2 km) and Misraulia (under 2 km).

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

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