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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 61 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 132.95 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 61
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 153rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 132.95 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 147 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 18 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 Karamtola 18 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 25 km
District headquarters Jamtara 147 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 118. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Pokharia village has 61 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 132.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokharia falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Karamtola, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 147 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Karamtola is about 18 km away. Sāhibganj is about 19 km away. Fatehpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talpokharia (under 2 km), Murgabani (2.0 km) and Dhobna (4.5 km).

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

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