About Pokharia Village

Pokharia is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,541, made up of 2,894 males and 2,647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	587.6 hectares
Population	5,541
Male Population	2,894
Female Population	2,647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia is the 9th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 587.6 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pokharia

Pokharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 16 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	Kanki	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	28 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	28 km

Villages closest to Pokharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 5,541. That makes it the 9th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Pokharia village has 2,894 males and 2,647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Pokharia is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharia covers 587.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokharia falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pokharia is Kanki, about 16 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 village for Pokharia.

Pokharia is about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokharia is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 23 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.