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About Pokhri Khurd Village

Pokhri Khurd is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 660 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhri Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhri Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822111
Area (hectares) 375 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 660
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Pokhri Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Pokhri Khurd is the 27th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Pokhri Khurd

The census records public bus service for Pokhri Khurd 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 Pokhri Khurd from other places

Pokhri Khurd lies about 36 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 5.4 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 Pokhri Khurd
Nearest railway station Kechki 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 11 km
Nearest town Medininagar 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 36 km

Villages closest to Pokhri Khurd

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 Pokhri Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhri Khurd village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 27th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Pokhri Khurd village has 660 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhri Khurd has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Pokhri Khurd is 822111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhri Khurd covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhri Khurd falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhri Khurd is Kechki, about 5.4 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 Pokhri Khurd.

Pokhri Khurd is about 36 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhri Khurd is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 5.4 km away. Barwadih is about 11 km away. Medininagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolpurwa (under 2 km), Pokhari Kalan (under 2 km) and Akhra (1.6 km).

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

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