About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 312 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	389 hectares
Population	613
Male Population	312
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 79th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 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 5 - 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 20 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 6.8 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	Chaudhribandh	6.8 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	20 km
District headquarters	Palamu	20 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 613. That makes it the 79th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Pokharia village has 312 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokharia falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Chaudhribandh, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 20 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Chaudhribandh is about 6.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Patan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.