About Pokharpur Village

Pokharpur is one of the larger villages in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,706, made up of 3,488 males and 3,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares.

Pokharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	419 hectares
Population	6,706
Male Population	3,488
Female Population	3,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokharpur compares

By the 2011 count Pokharpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Pokharpur

Pokharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokharpur from other places

Pokharpur lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Deepnagar Halt, about 7.2 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 Pokharpur
Nearest railway station	Deepnagar Halt	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	7.4 km
Nearest town	Silao	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	19 km

Villages closest to Pokharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharpur village had a population of 6,706. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Pokharpur village has 3,488 males and 3,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Pokharpur covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokharpur falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharpur is Deepnagar Halt, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pokharpur.

Pokharpur is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharpur is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Deepnagar Halt is about 7.2 km away. Giriak is about 7.4 km away. Silao is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.