About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Purbi Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 390 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Purbi Tundi
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	792
Male Population	390
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
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 25th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 636 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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 24 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Kaseetar Halt, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Purbi Tundi	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kaseetar Halt	16 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	18 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	24 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbi Tundi 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 792. That makes it the 25th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 636 residents.

Pokharia village has 390 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Pokharia covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Kaseetar Halt, about 16 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 24 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Purbi Tundi is about 9.1 km away. Kaseetar Halt is about 16 km away. Jāmtāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.