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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 646 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 324 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 646
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 24th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Pokharia

The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 51 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kendposi, about 20 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 Kendposi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 26 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 31 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 51 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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.

Common questions about Pokharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 24th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Pokharia village has 646 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Pokharia covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Kendposi, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 51 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Kendposi is about 20 km away. Jagannathpur is about 26 km away. Rairangpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa (9.6 km), Bara Muhuldiha (12 km) and Jaldiha (16 km).

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

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