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About Nawabganj Pokharia Village

Nawabganj Pokharia is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,388 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares.

Nawabganj Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawabganj Pokharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 420 hectares
Population 2,667
Male Population 1,388
Female Population 1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nawabganj Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Nawabganj Pokharia is the 29th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nawabganj Pokharia

Nawabganj Pokharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawabganj Pokharia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawabganj Pokharia from other places

Nawabganj Pokharia lies about 34 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 4.7 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 Nawabganj Pokharia
Nearest railway station Telta 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 7.3 km
Nearest town Kasba 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 34 km

Villages closest to Nawabganj Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawabganj Pokharia village had a population of 2,667. That makes it the 29th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Nawabganj Pokharia village has 1,388 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawabganj Pokharia has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Nawabganj Pokharia covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawabganj Pokharia falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nawabganj Pokharia is Telta, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Nawabganj Pokharia.

Nawabganj Pokharia is about 34 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawabganj Pokharia is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 4.7 km away. Baisi is about 7.3 km away. Kasba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamatphulbari (under 2 km), Majhwar (under 2 km) and Bangaon (1.6 km).

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

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