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About Pokhripi Village

Pokhripi is a mid sized village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,252, made up of 604 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhripi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhripi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Noamundi
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 457.33 hectares
Population 1,252
Male Population 604
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhripi compares

By the 2011 count Pokhripi is the 13th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 457.33 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pokhripi

Pokhripi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokhripi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhripi from other places

Pokhripi lies about 38 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dangoaposi, about 7.3 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 Pokhripi
Nearest railway station Dangoaposi 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Noamundi 13 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 26 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 38 km

Villages closest to Pokhripi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhripi village had a population of 1,252. That makes it the 13th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Pokhripi village has 604 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhripi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Pokhripi covers 457.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhripi falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhripi is Dangoaposi, about 7.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhripi.

Pokhripi is about 38 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhripi is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Dangoaposi is about 7.3 km away. Noamundi is about 13 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sildauri (1.9 km), Lokesai (2.9 km) and Gitikenda (3.2 km).

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

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