About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 139 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 561 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	50.98 hectares
Population	217
Male Population	139
Female Population	78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	561
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 137th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 50.98 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

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 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
Nearest railway station	Kaseetar Halt	16 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tundi	19 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 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 217. That makes it the 137th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Pokharia village has 139 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 561 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 50.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under 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 5 - 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 Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Kaseetar Halt is about 16 km away. Jāmtāra is about 18 km away. Tundi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.