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About Pokhrera Village

Pokhrera is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 2,078 males and 1,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Pokhrera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhrera village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 3,946
Male Population 2,078
Female Population 1,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokhrera compares

By the 2011 count Pokhrera is the 6th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Pokhrera

Pokhrera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhrera 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhrera from other places

Pokhrera lies about 25 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 5.9 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 Pokhrera
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 5.9 km
Nearest town Marhaura 14 km
District headquarters Saran 25 km

Villages closest to Pokhrera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhrera village had a population of 3,946. That makes it the 6th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Pokhrera village has 2,078 males and 1,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhrera has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Pokhrera covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokhrera falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhrera is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 5.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhrera.

Pokhrera is about 25 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhrera is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 3.5 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 5.9 km away. Marhaura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Laua (1.6 km) and Sanikhairati (1.8 km).

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

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