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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 25 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,320 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 25
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,320
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Pokharia

The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 5 - 10 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 143 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 11 km
Nearest town Rosera 13 km
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 143 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 58. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Pokharia village has 25 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1320 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Pokharia covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokharia falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Rusera Ghat, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 143 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Dagarua is about 11 km away. Rosera is about 13 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saura (under 2 km), Diha (2.7 km) and Babhanpura (3.7 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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