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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,291, made up of 2,241 males and 2,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 4,291
Male Population 2,241
Female Population 2,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 10th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

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 8.1 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about 4.5 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 Purniya Junction 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 8.1 km
District headquarters Purnia 8.1 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 4,291. That makes it the 10th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Pokharia village has 2,241 males and 2,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Pokharia covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokharia falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Purniya Junction, about 4.5 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 8.1 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 Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Purniya Junction is about 4.5 km away. Purnia East is about 8.1 km away. Purnia is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birpur (2.2 km), Phasia (2.2 km) and Mandarpur (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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