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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a large village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,123, made up of 1,551 males and 1,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 723 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825106
Area (hectares) 723 hectares
Population 3,123
Male Population 1,551
Female Population 1,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 723 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within <5 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 42 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 6.8 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 Chaudhribandh 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 14 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 42 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagodar 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 Pokharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 3,123. That makes it the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Pokharia village has 1,551 males and 1,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 825106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 723 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 Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Chaudhribandh, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 42 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 6.8 km away. Bagodar is about 14 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taranari (under 2 km), Ghanghri (2.4 km) and Pochri (2.5 km).

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

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