About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 266 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816124, 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	Shikaripara
Pincode	816124
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	266
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 91st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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 village. 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 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	Shikaripara	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 Shikaripara 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 536. That makes it the 91st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Pokharia village has 266 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 816124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Shikaripara 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 4.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 22 km away. Shikaripara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.