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About Pokhariya Santhali Village

Pokhariya Santhali is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 25 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhariya Santhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhariya Santhali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 25
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pokhariya Santhali compares

By the 2011 count Pokhariya Santhali is the 210th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Santhali

Pokhariya Santhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokhariya Santhali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhariya Santhali from other places

Pokhariya Santhali lies about 17 km from Borio, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 6.1 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 Santhali
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 6.1 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 17 km

Villages closest to Pokhariya Santhali

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.

Common questions about Pokhariya Santhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhariya Santhali village had a population of 55. That makes it the 210th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Pokhariya Santhali village has 25 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhariya Santhali has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Pokhariya Santhali is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhariya Santhali covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokhariya Santhali falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokhariya Santhali is Sahibganj, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Santhali.

Pokhariya Santhali is about 17 km from Borio in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhariya Santhali is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 6.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 6.5 km away. Borio is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nowadih (under 2 km), Podiaha (under 2 km) and Naugachi (under 2 km).

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

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