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About Pokla Village

Pokla is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 336 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 336
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokla compares

By the 2011 count Pokla is the 40th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 218 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 1004.

Getting to Pokla

Pokla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pokla from other places

Pokla lies about 44 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about under 2 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 Pokla
Nearest railway station Pokla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 4.1 km
Nearest town Khunti 38 km
District headquarters Gumla 44 km

Villages closest to Pokla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokla village had a population of 660. That makes it the 40th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Pokla village has 336 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokla has about 964 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pokla is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokla covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokla falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokla is Pokla, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokla.

Pokla is about 44 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokla is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about under 2 km away. Kamdara is about 4.1 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karakel (under 2 km), Bamhani (under 2 km) and Kurmul (1.5 km).

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

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