About Pokam Village

Pokam is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 76 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Goilkera
Pincode	833103
Area (hectares)	240.36 hectares
Population	151
Male Population	76
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokam compares

By the 2011 count Pokam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 240.36 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Pokam

Pokam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pokam from other places

Pokam lies about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 8.5 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 Pokam
Nearest railway station	Derowan	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goilkera	16 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	43 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	44 km

Villages closest to Pokam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokam village had a population of 151. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Pokam village has 76 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokam has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Pokam is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokam covers 240.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokam falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokam is Derowan, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokam.

Pokam is about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokam is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 8.5 km away. Goilkera is about 16 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.