# Pokhraha Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Pokhraha

Pokhraha is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 44 households**, the 191st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 366people (2011)
- 44households
- 28.0%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Pokhraha PIN code and other codes

Pokhraha falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLohara
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253188

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

## How far is Pokhraha from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)5 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 Pokhraha?

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

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tetariya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rafiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Pokhraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Pokhraha

Of every 100 households in Pokhraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokhraha · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Pokhraha?

■ Pokhraha · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.0%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**961

Working population ****35.0%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.5% for men and 26.4% for women. 38% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 47 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 75 (59%)

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 Rafiganj

- Balihari378 people
- Menghua377 people
- Maluk Bigha372 people
- Bihta368 people
- Kanri365 people
- Badarpur348 people
- Kharauna Khurd344 people
- Gewal Bigha331 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokhraha from Aurangabad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhraha?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhraha in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhraha?28.0% (Census 2011)