About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,573, made up of 796 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Taljhari
Pincode	816116
Area (hectares)	239 hectares
Population	1,573
Male Population	796
Female Population	777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 10th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pokharia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 35 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about under 2 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 Pokharia
Nearest railway station	Dhamdhamia	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taljhari	15 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	35 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 10th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Pokharia village has 796 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Dhamdhamia, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pokharia is about 35 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about under 2 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Taljhari is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.