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About Pokharia Dargabasti Village

Pokharia Dargabasti is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,352, made up of 1,195 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharia Dargabasti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharia Dargabasti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 159.45 hectares
Population 2,352
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Dargabasti compares

By the 2011 count Pokharia Dargabasti is the 44th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 159.45 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pokharia Dargabasti

Pokharia Dargabasti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokharia Dargabasti 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 Dargabasti from other places

Pokharia Dargabasti lies about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.7 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 Dargabasti
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 18 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 18 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 25 km

Villages closest to Pokharia Dargabasti

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.

Common questions about Pokharia Dargabasti

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharia Dargabasti village had a population of 2,352. That makes it the 44th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Pokharia Dargabasti village has 1,195 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharia Dargabasti has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

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

Pokharia Dargabasti covers 159.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pokharia Dargabasti is Surja Kama, about 7.7 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 Dargabasti.

Pokharia Dargabasti is about 18 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 Dargabasti is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 7.7 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 18 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapra Bakhari (under 2 km), Matitola (6.0 km) and Basta (6.7 km).

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

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