About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,791, made up of 954 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatiaganj
Pincode	845451
Area (hectares)	161.22 hectares
Population	1,791
Male Population	954
Female Population	837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 161.22 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pokharia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 13 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 2.1 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 Pokharia
Nearest railway station	Gokhula	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narkatiaganj	7.3 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	7.3 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	13 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 1,791. That makes it the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Pokharia village has 954 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 845451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 161.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Gokhula, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 13 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 2.1 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 7.3 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.