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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 483 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.8 hectares hectares.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Hasanganj
Area (hectares) 142.8 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 483
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 142.8 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 132 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Danauli Phulwaria, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Danauli Phulwaria under 2 km
Nearest town Ballia 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanganj 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 132 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasanganj 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 928. That makes it the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Pokharia village has 483 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Pokharia covers 142.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Danauli Phulwaria, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 132 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 Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Danauli Phulwaria is about under 2 km away. Ballia is about 5.0 km away. Hasanganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (15 km), Rampur (24 km) and Rampur Kospali (24 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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