About Pokta Village

Pokta is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 648 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835234
Area (hectares)	710 hectares
Population	1,302
Male Population	648
Female Population	654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
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 Pokta compares

By the 2011 count Pokta is the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 710 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Pokta

Pokta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pokta 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokta from other places

Pokta lies about 38 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 7.4 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 Pokta
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	8.2 km
Nearest town	Khunti	27 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	38 km

Villages closest to Pokta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokta village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Pokta village has 648 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokta has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Pokta is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokta covers 710 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokta falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokta is Govindpur Road, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokta.

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

Pokta is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Govindpur Road is about 7.4 km away. Lapung is about 8.2 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.