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About Pokhariya Village

Pokhariya is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,689, made up of 821 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 67.53 hectares
Population 1,689
Male Population 821
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhariya compares

By the 2011 count Pokhariya is the 21st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 67.53 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Pokhariya

Pokhariya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhariya as Available within <5 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 Pokhariya from other places

Pokhariya lies about 136 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 25 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 Pokhariya
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 26 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 30 km
District headquarters Jamtara 136 km

Villages closest to Pokhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhariya village had a population of 1,689. That makes it the 21st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Pokhariya village has 821 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhariya has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Pokhariya is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhariya covers 67.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pokhariya falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhariya is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhariya.

Pokhariya is about 136 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhariya is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 25 km away. Narayanpur is about 26 km away. Sāhibganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talberiya (2.1 km), Paharpur (5.1 km) and Banspahari (7.0 km).

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

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