About Pokhra Village

Pokhra is a large village in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,636, made up of 1,393 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Patepur
Pincode	843110
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	2,636
Male Population	1,393
Female Population	1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhra compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra is the 56th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pokhra from other places

Pokhra lies about 130 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Salauna, about 4.5 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 Pokhra
Nearest railway station	Salauna	4.5 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patepur	14 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	130 km

Villages closest to Pokhra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patepur 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 2,636. That makes it the 56th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Pokhra village has 1,393 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Pokhra is 843110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhra covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokhra falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pokhra is Salauna, about 4.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pokhra.

Pokhra is about 130 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhra is in Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Salauna is about 4.5 km away. Bakhri is about 4.6 km away. Patepur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.