About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 137 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Sundarpahari
Pincode	814156
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	271
Male Population	137
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
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 61st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

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 61 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 2.8 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	Kotalpukur	2.8 km
Nearest town	Pakur	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarpahari	20 km
District headquarters	Godda	61 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 271. That makes it the 61st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Pokharia village has 137 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Kotalpukur, about 2.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 61 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Kotalpukur is about 2.8 km away. Pakur is about 9.5 km away. Sundarpahari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.