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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Boram tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 865 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Boram
Pincode 832105
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 865
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 952 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Pagda, Paharpur, Palashdih Or Kankidih and Panyada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,668. That makes it the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 952 residents.

Pokharia village has 865 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 832105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Boram tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Pokharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pokharia is in Boram tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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