About Bara Pokharia Village

Bara Pokharia is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 713 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Pokharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Pokharia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	172.39 hectares
Population	1,410
Male Population	713
Female Population	697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Pokharia compares

By the 2011 count Bara Pokharia is the 80th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 172.39 hectares work out to about 8.2 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 938.

Getting to Bara Pokharia

Bara Pokharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Pokharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bara Pokharia from other places

Bara Pokharia 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 Bara Pokharia
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	18 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	18 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	25 km

Villages closest to Bara Pokharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Pokharia village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 80th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bara Pokharia village has 713 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Pokharia has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

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

Bara Pokharia covers 172.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara Pokharia 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Pokharia.

Bara Pokharia 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.

Bara Pokharia is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 7.7 km away. Goalpokhar II 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.