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About Pokhariya Village

Pokhariya is a small village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 5 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode 814150
Area (hectares) 37.57 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 5
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhariya compares

By the 2011 count Pokhariya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 37.57 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Pokhariya

Pokhariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhariya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhariya from other places

Pokhariya 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 Pokhariya
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sona Rai Tharhi 20 km
District headquarters Deoghar 20 km

Villages closest to Pokhariya

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.

Common questions about Pokhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhariya village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Pokhariya village has 5 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhariya has about 1800 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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

Pokhariya covers 37.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhariya falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhariya 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pokhariya.

Pokhariya 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.

Pokhariya 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharia (under 2 km), Bhatkundi (3.6 km) and Meghadih (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pokhariya today is likely to be higher.

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