# Pokharhan Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Pokharhan

Pokharhan is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,350 people in 567 households**, the 15th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 4,350people (2011)
- 567households
- 62.5%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Pokharhan PIN code and other codes

Pokharhan falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPokharhan
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code248040

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

## How far is Pokharhan from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dumraon (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 Pokharhan?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaugain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Pokharhan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 429 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 Pokharhan

Of every 100 households in Pokharhan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharhan · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****43%**

**60%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

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 Pokharhan?

■ Pokharhan · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**930

Working population ****31.2%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 48.5% for women. 42% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 584 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (15%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (3%) · **■** Marginal 520 (38%)

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 Barhampur

- Bagen5,291 people
- Chandarpura5,259 people
- Ekrasi5,100 people
- Bhada4,564 people
- Udhaura4,101 people
- Bairia4,007 people
- Dharauli3,444 people
- Jogia3,322 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharhan from Buxar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharhan?4,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharhan in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharhan?62.5% (Census 2011)