About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 215 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, 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	Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode	814150
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	416
Male Population	215
Female Population	201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 55th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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	Sona Rai Tharhi	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 Sona Rai Tharhi 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 416. That makes it the 55th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Pokharia village has 215 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Sona Rai Tharhi 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 5 - 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 Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. Dhanpatdih is about 6.6 km away. Sona Rai Tharhi 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.