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

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Village · Narpatganj, Araria 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854316**. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 52 households**, the 62nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 1.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 248people (2011)
- 52households
- 1.7%literacy
- 854316PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 854316.** Pokharia falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854316
- Gram panchayatSonapur
- Community development blockNarpatganj
- Census village code221475

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?

- Narpatganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)54 km by road
- Jogbani (nearest town)10 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?

7 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jogbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

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 and wheat**. Products made here include rice mills and atta. About 67% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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, 21 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**69%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****1.7%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**951

Working population ****49.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 1.2% for men and 2.1% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 70 (57%) · **■** Marginal 52 (43%)

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 Narpatganj

- Barmotra Arazi701 people
- Bhadwar683 people
- Goarpuchhri433 people
- Madhubani326 people
- Patehpur Arazi173 people
- Damiya32 people

[All 65 villages in Narpatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?854316
- How far is Pokharia from Araria?54 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?1.7% (Census 2011)