About Dak Pokhar Village

Dak Pokhar is a large village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,743, made up of 1,418 males and 1,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares.

Dak Pokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dak Pokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Terhagachh
Area (hectares)	354 hectares
Population	2,743
Male Population	1,418
Female Population	1,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dak Pokhar compares

By the 2011 count Dak Pokhar is the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dak Pokhar

Dak Pokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dak Pokhar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dak Pokhar from other places

Dak Pokhar lies about 30 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 22 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 Dak Pokhar
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Terhagachh	15 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	22 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	30 km

Villages closest to Dak Pokhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Terhagachh 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 Dak Pokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dak Pokhar village had a population of 2,743. That makes it the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Dak Pokhar village has 1,418 males and 1,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dak Pokhar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Dak Pokhar covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dak Pokhar falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dak Pokhar is Pawakhali, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dak Pokhar.

Dak Pokhar is about 30 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dak Pokhar is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 9.8 km away. Terhagachh is about 15 km away. Pawakhali is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.