About Pongarhi Village

Pongarhi is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 428 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares.

Pongarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pongarhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dinara
Area (hectares)	48 hectares
Population	871
Male Population	428
Female Population	443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pongarhi compares

By the 2011 count Pongarhi is the 91st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pongarhi

Pongarhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pongarhi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pongarhi from other places

Pongarhi lies about 85 km from Rohtas. 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 Pongarhi
Tehsil headquarters	Dinara	16 km
Nearest town	Bikramganj	20 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	85 km

Villages closest to Pongarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pongarhi village had a population of 871. That makes it the 91st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Pongarhi village has 428 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pongarhi has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Pongarhi covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pongarhi falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The census record for Pongarhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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 Pongarhi.

Pongarhi is about 85 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pongarhi is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 16 km away. Bikramganj is about 20 km away. Rohtas is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.