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About Pokhraira Village

Pokhraira is a mid sized village in Kanti tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 843 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.4 hectares hectares.

Pokhraira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhraira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kanti
Area (hectares) 70.4 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 843
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pokhraira compares

By the 2011 count Pokhraira is the 48th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents. Its 70.4 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Pokhraira

The census records public bus service for Pokhraira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhraira from other places

Pokhraira lies about 20 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saraiya Junction, about 9.0 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 Pokhraira
Nearest railway station Saraiya Junction 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanti 20 km
Nearest town Kantai 20 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 20 km

Villages closest to Pokhraira

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

Common questions about Pokhraira

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhraira village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 48th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents.

Pokhraira village has 843 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhraira has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Pokhraira covers 70.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokhraira falls under Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhraira is Saraiya Junction, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhraira.

Pokhraira is about 20 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhraira is in Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Saraiya Junction is about 9.0 km away. Kanti is about 20 km away. Kantai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunnagar (7.4 km), Patti Sain Brij Lal (7.9 km) and Patti Sain Tola Ram Rai (7.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pokhraira today is likely to be higher.

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