About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 473 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	370.11 hectares
Population	963
Male Population	473
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 83rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 370.11 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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 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 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 114 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Katareah, about 5.5 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	Katareah	5.5 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	23 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	114 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

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Common questions about Pokharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 963. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Pokharia village has 473 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 370.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Katareah, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 114 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Katareah is about 5.5 km away. Naugachhia is about 8.8 km away. Pothia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.