About Pokhra Village

Pokhra is a large village in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,968, made up of 2,077 males and 1,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.8 hectares hectares.

Pokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Area (hectares)	377.8 hectares
Population	3,968
Male Population	2,077
Female Population	1,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokhra compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra is the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 377.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Pokhra

Pokhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pokhra from other places

Pokhra lies about 17 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 11 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 Pokhra
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kuwarchintawa	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	17 km
Nearest town	Areraj	17 km

Villages closest to Pokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhra village had a population of 3,968. That makes it the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Pokhra village has 2,077 males and 1,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Pokhra covers 377.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhra falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhra is Kuwarchintawa, about 11 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 village for Pokhra.

Pokhra is about 17 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhra is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 4.7 km away. Kuwarchintawa is about 11 km away. Purba Champaran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.