About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,515, made up of 781 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, 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	Birni
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	233 hectares
Population	1,515
Male Population	781
Female Population	734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 33rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 89 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 23 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	Baghi Bardiha	23 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	29 km
District headquarters	Giridih	89 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 1,515. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Pokharia village has 781 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Baghi Bardiha, about 23 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 89 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 Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Baghi Bardiha is about 23 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 26 km away. Birni is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.