About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 209 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, 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	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	292.04 hectares
Population	415
Male Population	209
Female Population	206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 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 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 292.04 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Nimiaghat	15 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	18 km
District headquarters	Giridih	22 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirtanr 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 415. That makes it the 91st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Pokharia village has 209 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 292.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokharia falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Nimiaghat, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 22 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 Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 3.5 km away. Nimiaghat is about 15 km away. Gomoh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.