About Pokhra Village

Pokhra is a small village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 144 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822116
Area (hectares)	55.85 hectares
Population	289
Male Population	144
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhra compares

By the 2011 count Pokhra is the 107th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 55.85 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Pokhra

Pokhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pokhra from other places

Pokhra lies about 9.1 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 13 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 Pokhra
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainabad	9.1 km
District headquarters	Palamu	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Parasnath	13 km
Nearest town	Kāro	14 km

Villages closest to Pokhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhra village had a population of 289. That makes it the 107th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Pokhra village has 144 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhra has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Pokhra is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhra covers 55.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhra falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhra is Parasnath, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pokhra.

Pokhra is about 9.1 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhra is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Hussainabad is about 9.1 km away. Palamu is about 9.1 km away. Parasnath is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.