About Pokhraha Khurd Village

Pokhraha Khurd is a large village in Medininagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,788, made up of 2,522 males and 2,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhraha Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhraha Khurd village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Medininagar
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	550 hectares
Population	4,788
Male Population	2,522
Female Population	2,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokhraha Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Pokhraha Khurd is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pokhraha Khurd

Pokhraha Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhraha Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhraha Khurd from other places

Pokhraha Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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.

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Common questions about Pokhraha Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhraha Khurd village had a population of 4,788. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents.

Pokhraha Khurd village has 2,522 males and 2,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhraha Khurd has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Pokhraha Khurd is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhraha Khurd covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pokhraha Khurd is Parasnath, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pokhraha Khurd.

Pokhraha Khurd 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 Khurd 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.