About Pokhra Wan Village

Pokhra Wan is a large village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,289, made up of 1,744 males and 1,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.7 hectares hectares.

Pokhra Wan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra Wan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Surajgarha
Area (hectares)	459.7 hectares
Population	3,289
Male Population	1,744
Female Population	1,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Pokhra Wan compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra Wan is the 26th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 459.7 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Pokhra Wan

Pokhra Wan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokhra Wan 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 Pokhra Wan from other places

Pokhra Wan lies about 13 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Uren, about 2.2 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 Pokhra Wan
Nearest railway station	Uren	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Surajgarha	6.9 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	13 km
Nearest town	Luckeesarai	13 km

Villages closest to Pokhra Wan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 Pokhra Wan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhra Wan village had a population of 3,289. That makes it the 26th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Pokhra Wan village has 1,744 males and 1,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra Wan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Pokhra Wan covers 459.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhra Wan falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhra Wan is Uren, about 2.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pokhra Wan.

Pokhra Wan is about 13 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhra Wan is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Uren is about 2.2 km away. Surajgarha is about 6.9 km away. Lakhisarai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.