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About Pokhraha Kalan Village

Pokhraha Kalan is a large village in Medininagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,811, made up of 1,421 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhraha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhraha Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Medininagar
Pincode 822101
Area (hectares) 511.27 hectares
Population 2,811
Male Population 1,421
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhraha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pokhraha Kalan is the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents. Its 511.27 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pokhraha Kalan

Pokhraha Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhraha Kalan as Available within village. 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 Pokhraha Kalan from other places

Pokhraha Kalan 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 Pokhraha Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Medininagar 9.1 km
District headquarters Palamu 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Parasnath 13 km
Nearest town Kāro 14 km

Villages closest to Pokhraha Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhraha Kalan village had a population of 2,811. That makes it the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents.

Pokhraha Kalan village has 1,421 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhraha Kalan has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Pokhraha Kalan is 822101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhraha Kalan covers 511.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhraha Kalan falls under Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhraha Kalan 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhraha Kalan.

Pokhraha Kalan 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.

Pokhraha Kalan is in Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district. Medininagar 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhraha Khurd (under 2 km), Duba (6.3 km) and Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan (6.3 km).

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

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