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About Pokharbhinda Village

Pokharbhinda is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 409 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharbhinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharbhinda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 409
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharbhinda compares

By the 2011 count Pokharbhinda is the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Pokharbhinda

Pokharbhinda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokharbhinda as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokharbhinda from other places

Pokharbhinda lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 13 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 Pokharbhinda
Nearest town Bangaon 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Panchgachia 13 km
District headquarters Saharsa 14 km

Villages closest to Pokharbhinda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharbhinda village had a population of 787. That makes it the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Pokharbhinda village has 409 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharbhinda has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Pokharbhinda is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharbhinda covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharbhinda falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharbhinda is Panchgachia, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokharbhinda.

Pokharbhinda is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharbhinda is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 8.4 km away. Mahishi is about 9.2 km away. Panchgachia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telhar (2.8 km), Lohaur (3.7 km) and Sarauni (4.0 km).

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

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