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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 356 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 356
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 140th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokharia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 11 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 Pokharia
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 10 km
Nearest railway station Kachna 11 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 16 km
District headquarters Katihar 41 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 698. That makes it the 140th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Pokharia village has 356 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Kachna, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 10 km away. Kachna is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahrakhar (under 2 km), Baldogachhi (under 2 km) and Dogachh (under 2 km).

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

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