About Pokam Village

Pokam is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 616 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, 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	Jagannathpur
Pincode	833203
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	1,259
Male Population	616
Female Population	643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokam compares

By the 2011 count Pokam is the 25th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Pokam

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

Pokam lies about 52 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 11 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	Māluka	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagannathpur	13 km
Nearest town	Joda	28 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	52 km

Villages closest to Pokam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagannathpur 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 1,259. That makes it the 25th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Pokam village has 616 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokam has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Pokam is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokam covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pokam is Māluka, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Pokam.

Pokam is about 52 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 Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 11 km away. Jagannathpur is about 13 km away. Joda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.