# Pokhari Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Pokhari

Pokhari is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,008 people in 324 households**, the 26th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,008people (2011)
- 324households
- 49.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Pokhari PIN code and other codes

Pokhari falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatManjhouli
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code255981

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

## How far is Pokhari from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)45 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 Pokhari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salaiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Pokhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 70% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Pokhari

Of every 100 households in Pokhari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokhari · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pokhari?

■ Pokhari · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**991

Working population ****39.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 38.1% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (11%) · **■** Marginal 239 (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 Imamganj

- Pathra2,048 people
- Telwari2,040 people
- Pasewa2,030 people
- Chhakar Bandha2,008 people
- Nagwan1,972 people
- Bark Karasan1,888 people
- Phulwaria1,877 people
- Maira1,870 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokhari from Gaya?80 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhari?2,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhari in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhari?49.6% (Census 2011)