About Pokhrera Village

Pokhrera is a mid sized village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 904 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhrera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhrera village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Ziradei
Pincode	841239
Area (hectares)	146 hectares
Population	1,783
Male Population	904
Female Population	879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokhrera compares

By the 2011 count Pokhrera is the 31st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Pokhrera

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

Pokhrera lies about 11 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station	Pachrukhi	2.5 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ziradei	11 km
District headquarters	Siwan	11 km

Villages closest to Pokhrera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhrera village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 31st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Pokhrera village has 904 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhrera has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Pokhrera is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhrera covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhrera falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhrera is Pachrukhi, about 2.5 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 Pokhrera.

Pokhrera is about 11 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhrera is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 2.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 7.9 km away. Ziradei is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.