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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 585 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 585
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 42nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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 19 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 6.4 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 Garh Banaili 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 8.7 km
District headquarters Purnia 19 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 1,093. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Pokharia village has 585 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Pokharia covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Garh Banaili, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 19 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 Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 6.4 km away. Kasba is about 8.7 km away. Purnia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bochgaon (under 2 km), Jalkar (2.1 km) and Gargata Narharia (2.6 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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