About Poharwa Village

Poharwa is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 399 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares.

Poharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poharwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Gaunaha
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	763
Male Population	399
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Poharwa compares

By the 2011 count Poharwa is the 87th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Poharwa

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

Poharwa lies about 22 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, about 4.5 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 Poharwa
Nearest railway station	Amolwa	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaunaha	6.0 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	8.4 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	22 km

Villages closest to Poharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poharwa village had a population of 763. That makes it the 87th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Poharwa village has 399 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poharwa has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Poharwa covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poharwa falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Poharwa is Amolwa, about 4.5 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 Poharwa.

Poharwa is about 22 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poharwa is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 4.5 km away. Gaunaha is about 6.0 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.