About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 553 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554 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	Majhgaon
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	554 hectares
Population	1,125
Male Population	553
Female Population	572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 20th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 554 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1023.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within village. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Majhgaon	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kendposi	20 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 Majhgaon 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 1,125. That makes it the 20th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Pokharia village has 553 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Pokharia covers 554 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Majhgaon 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 9.1 km away. Kendposi is about 20 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.