About Jio Pokhar Village

Jio Pokhar is a large village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,537, made up of 1,248 males and 1,289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.21 hectares hectares.

Jio Pokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jio Pokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Thakurganj
Area (hectares)	104.21 hectares
Population	2,537
Male Population	1,248
Female Population	1,289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
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 Jio Pokhar compares

By the 2011 count Jio Pokhar is the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 104.21 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jio Pokhar

Jio Pokhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jio Pokhar 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 Jio Pokhar from other places

Jio Pokhar lies about 32 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 6.3 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 Jio Pokhar
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurganj	19 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	32 km

Villages closest to Jio Pokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jio Pokhar village had a population of 2,537. That makes it the 30th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Jio Pokhar village has 1,248 males and 1,289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jio Pokhar has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Jio Pokhar covers 104.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jio Pokhar falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jio Pokhar is Pawakhali, about 6.3 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 Jio Pokhar.

Jio Pokhar is about 32 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jio Pokhar is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 6.3 km away. Thakurganj is about 19 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.