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About Pokhra Village

Pokhra is a small village in Adhaura tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 33 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares.

Pokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Adhaura
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 33
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhra compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra is the 95th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Pokhra

Pokhra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokhra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pokhra from other places

Pokhra lies about 43 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bairi, about 17 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 Pokhra
Nearest town Bikramganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Bairi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Adhaura 22 km
District headquarters Kaimur 43 km

Villages closest to Pokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhra village had a population of 67. That makes it the 95th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Pokhra village has 33 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Pokhra covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhra falls under Adhaura tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhra is Bairi, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokhra.

Pokhra is about 43 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhra is in Adhaura tehsil of Kaimur district. Bikramganj is about 17 km away. Bairi is about 17 km away. Adhaura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohra (4.3 km), Bhuiphor (4.6 km) and Pipari (5.6 km).

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

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