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About Pokharpur Village

Pokharpur is a small village in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 220 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Parsa
Pincode 841219
Area (hectares) 76.45 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 220
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharpur compares

By the 2011 count Pokharpur is the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 76.45 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Pokharpur

Pokharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokharpur as Available within <5 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 Pokharpur from other places

Pokharpur lies about 16 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kopa Samhota, about 9.2 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 Pokharpur
Nearest railway station Kopa Samhota 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Parsa 14 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km
Nearest town Revelganj 16 km

Villages closest to Pokharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharpur village had a population of 416. That makes it the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Pokharpur village has 220 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Pokharpur is 841219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharpur covers 76.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharpur falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokharpur is Kopa Samhota, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokharpur.

Pokharpur is about 16 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharpur is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Kopa Samhota is about 9.2 km away. Parsa is about 14 km away. Saran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asgharpur (under 2 km), Rasulpur (4.9 km) and Manrar (5.5 km).

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

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