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About Pokhariya Village

Pokhariya is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 312 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 312
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhariya compares

By the 2011 count Pokhariya is the 47th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pokhariya

Pokhariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokhariya as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Patmahuliya, Phuljhor, Phulpal and Pirrabad. 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 Pokhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhariya village had a population of 653. That makes it the 47th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Pokhariya village has 312 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhariya has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Pokhariya is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhariya covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhariya falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Pokhariya 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 10+ km distance for Pokhariya.

Pokhariya is in Ghatshila 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 Pokhariya today is likely to be higher.

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