About Pokhra Village

Pokhra is one of the larger villages in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,479, made up of 3,114 males and 3,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares.

Pokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	474 hectares
Population	6,479
Male Population	3,114
Female Population	3,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokhra compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Pokhra

Pokhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pokhra from other places

Pokhra lies about 20 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.3 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 Pokhra
Nearest railway station	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	7.2 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	7.2 km
District headquarters	Siwan	20 km

Villages closest to Pokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhra village had a population of 6,479. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Pokhra village has 3,114 males and 3,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Pokhra covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhra falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhra is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 4.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pokhra.

Pokhra is about 20 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhra is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 4.3 km away. Maharajganj is about 7.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.