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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Kumardungi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 331 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, 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 Kumardungi
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 331
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within <5 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 Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 32 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, 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 Pokharia
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 13 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumardungi 32 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 32 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumardungi 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 672. That makes it the 34th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Pokharia village has 331 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Jhinkpani, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 32 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 Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jhinkpani is about 13 km away. Chāībāsa is about 19 km away. Kumardungi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barusai (3.0 km), Angardiha (4.0 km) and Kudahatu (24 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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