About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 842 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Palojori
Pincode	814149
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	1,574
Male Population	842
Female Population	732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 17th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 20 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 6.6 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 Pokharia
Nearest railway station	Dhanpatdih	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palojori	20 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	20 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 17th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Pokharia village has 842 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Dhanpatdih, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokharia.

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

Pokharia is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Dhanpatdih is about 6.6 km away. Palojori is about 20 km away. Deoghar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.