# Poktha Village, Obra, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Obra, Aurangabad 

# Poktha

Poktha is a village in Obra sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824124**. The 2011 Census counted **1,711 people in 275 households**, the 41st largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 1,711people (2011)
- 275households
- 81.5%literacy
- 824124PIN code

## Poktha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poktha is 824124.** Poktha falls in Obra sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824124
- Gram panchayatBharub
- Community development blockObra
- Census village code253322

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

## How far is Poktha from nearby towns?

- Obra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)22 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 Poktha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Poktha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Obra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daudnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Poktha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Poktha

Of every 100 households in Poktha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poktha · ■ Obra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Poktha?

■ Poktha · ■ Obra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**935

Working population ****32.2%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 69.1% for women. 38% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (29%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 86 (16%) · **■** Marginal 167 (30%)

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 Obra

- Labadna1,863 people
- Sadikpur1,830 people
- Gira1,808 people
- Sonbarsa1,802 people
- Jamuhara1,691 people
- Aranda1,663 people
- Tendua1,560 people
- Majhiawan1,554 people

[All 151 villages in Obra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/obra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poktha?824124
- How far is Poktha from Aurangabad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Poktha?1,711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poktha in?Aurangabad district (Obra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Poktha?81.5% (Census 2011)