About Pokhraira Village

Pokhraira is one of the larger villages in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,394, made up of 4,419 males and 3,975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.73 hectares hectares.

Pokhraira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhraira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Saraiya
Area (hectares)	656.73 hectares
Population	8,394
Male Population	4,419
Female Population	3,975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhraira compares

By the 2011 count Pokhraira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 656.73 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Pokhraira

Pokhraira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhraira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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	Saraiya	14 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 Saraiya 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 Pokhraira

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhraira village had a population of 8,394. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Pokhraira village has 4,419 males and 3,975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhraira has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Pokhraira covers 656.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhraira falls under Saraiya 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Saraiya Junction is about 9.0 km away. Saraiya is about 14 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.