About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 78 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	26.49 hectares
Population	162
Male Population	78
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 215th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 26.49 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 4.1 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	Harinsing	4.1 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 162. That makes it the 215th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Pokharia village has 78 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 26.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Harinsing, about 4.1 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 village for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 4.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 22 km away. Masalia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.