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About Pokhari Kalan Village

Pokhari Kalan is one of the larger villages in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,399, made up of 3,242 males and 3,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhari Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhari Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822111
Area (hectares) 472.58 hectares
Population 6,399
Male Population 3,242
Female Population 3,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pokhari Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pokhari Kalan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 472.58 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Pokhari Kalan

The census records public bus service for Pokhari Kalan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhari Kalan from other places

Pokhari Kalan lies about 37 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 4.7 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 Pokhari Kalan
Nearest railway station Kechki 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 9.9 km
Nearest town Medininagar 19 km
District headquarters Latehar 37 km

Villages closest to Pokhari Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barwadih 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 Pokhari Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhari Kalan village had a population of 6,399. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Pokhari Kalan village has 3,242 males and 3,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhari Kalan has about 974 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Pokhari Kalan is 822111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhari Kalan covers 472.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhari Kalan falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhari Kalan is Kechki, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pokhari Kalan.

Pokhari Kalan is about 37 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhari Kalan is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 4.7 km away. Barwadih is about 9.9 km away. Medininagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhri Khurd (under 2 km), Kolpurwa (under 2 km) and Saraidih (under 2 km).

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

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