About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 297 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Hiranpur
Pincode	816107
Area (hectares)	253 hectares
Population	624
Male Population	297
Female Population	327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,101
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 49th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 9.5 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 2.8 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	Kotalpukur	2.8 km
District headquarters	Pakur	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranpur	11 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

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Common questions about Pokharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 624. That makes it the 49th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Pokharia village has 297 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Kotalpukur, about 2.8 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 village for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 9.5 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Kotalpukur is about 2.8 km away. Pakur is about 9.5 km away. Hiranpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.