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About Pochri Village

Pochri is a large village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,100, made up of 1,081 males and 1,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pochri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pochri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 376 hectares
Population 2,100
Male Population 1,081
Female Population 1,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pochri compares

By the 2011 count Pochri is the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pochri

The census records public bus service for Pochri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pochri from other places

Pochri lies about 43 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 7.5 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 Pochri
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 11 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 43 km

Villages closest to Pochri

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 Pochri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pochri village had a population of 2,100. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Pochri village has 1,081 males and 1,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pochri has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Pochri is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pochri covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pochri falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pochri is Chaudhribandh, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pochri.

Pochri is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pochri is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 7.5 km away. Bagodar is about 11 km away. Barki Saria is about 18 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 (2.0 km), Kharkharo (2.4 km) and Pokharia (2.5 km).

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

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