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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a large village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,763, made up of 1,417 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.31 hectares hectares.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sikta
Area (hectares) 178.31 hectares
Population 2,763
Male Population 1,417
Female Population 1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 178.31 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Pokharia

The census records public bus service for Pokharia 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 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
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 7.3 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikta 15 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 2,763. That makes it the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Pokharia village has 1,417 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Pokharia covers 178.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokharia falls under Sikta 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 <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 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 Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 2.1 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 7.3 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narkatia (4.0 km), Gauripur (4.9 km) and Mujauna (6.3 km).

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

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