# Pokharia Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 63 households**, the 99th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 329people (2011)
- 63households
- 42.8%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 854318.** Pokharia falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatKusamaha
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221590

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)48 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)17 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pokharia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pokharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pokharia

Of every 100 households in Pokharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pokharia?

■ Pokharia · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**955

Working population ****51.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 30.8% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 167 (99%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Hasanpur Khurd388 people
- Dhanpura375 people
- Bhawanipur374 people
- Shankarpur346 people
- Lahsunganj311 people
- Nijkulharia231 people
- Hathwa165 people
- Rangdaha150 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?854318
- How far is Pokharia from Araria?48 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?42.8% (Census 2011)