About Pokhariya Village

Pokhariya is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 100 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,350 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhariya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	235
Male Population	100
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,350
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhariya compares

By the 2011 count Pokhariya is the 102nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Pokhariya

Pokhariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokhariya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pokhariya from other places

Pokhariya lies about 19 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 19 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 Pokhariya
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Karamtola	19 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	19 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	19 km

Villages closest to Pokhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhariya village had a population of 235. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Pokhariya village has 100 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhariya has about 1350 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Pokhariya is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhariya covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhariya falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhariya is Karamtola, about 19 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 - 10 km distance for Pokhariya.

Pokhariya is about 19 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhariya is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 6.9 km away. Karamtola is about 19 km away. Sahibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.