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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Rairangpur tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 370 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Rairangpur
Pincode 757048
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 370
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 45th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 697 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pokharia from other places

Pokharia lies about 91 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kendposi, about 20 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 Kendposi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rairangpur 31 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 91 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia village had a population of 747. That makes it the 45th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 697 residents.

Pokharia village has 370 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 757048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Rairangpur tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Kendposi, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 91 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Rairangpur tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Kendposi is about 20 km away. Rairangpur is about 31 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chingudipokhari (under 2 km), Baghiatangar (1.9 km) and Mahuldiha (3.8 km).

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

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