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About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 629 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723147
Area (hectares) 303.51 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 629
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 54th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 303.51 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

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 <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Phulbaria, Pindra, Pirargarya and Pithajora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,228. That makes it the 54th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Pokharia village has 629 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 723147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 303.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokharia falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pokharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokharia.

Pokharia is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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