About Pokhram Village

Pokhram is one of the larger villages in Murliganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,006, made up of 3,157 males and 2,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhram village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Murliganj
Pincode	852122
Area (hectares)	591 hectares
Population	6,006
Male Population	3,157
Female Population	2,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
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 Pokhram compares

By the 2011 count Pokhram is the 12th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents. Its 591 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Pokhram

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

Pokhram lies about 14 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bharopatti Station, about 5.2 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 Pokhram
Nearest railway station	Bharopatti Station	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murliganj	10 km
Nearest town	Murlīganj	10 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	14 km

Villages closest to Pokhram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhram village had a population of 6,006. That makes it the 12th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents.

Pokhram village has 3,157 males and 2,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhram has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Pokhram is 852122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhram covers 591 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhram falls under Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhram is Bharopatti Station, about 5.2 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 Pokhram.

Pokhram is about 14 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhram is in Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bharopatti Station is about 5.2 km away. Murliganj is about 10 km away. Murlīganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.