# Pokhraha, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – Population & Literacy (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/pokhraha-256059/ Village · Imamganj, Gaya # Pokhraha Pokhraha is a village in [Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/) sub-district of [Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **665 people in 120 households**, the 95th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 665people (2011) - 120households - 52.3%literacy - 1,078females per 1,000 males ## Pokhraha PIN code and other codes Pokhraha falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPakri Guriya - Community development blockImamganj - Census village code256059 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? - Imamganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)74 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town)24 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pararia - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati - ○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 - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 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 Pokhraha known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 48% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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, 30 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pokhraha · ■ Imamganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **2% Toilet within the home ****25%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****31%** **34% Television ****5%** **5% Mobile phone ****55%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Imamganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172** **991 Working population ****29.5%** **39.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 42.6% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (13%) · **■** Marginal 166 (85%) 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 - Bahuara686 people - Kusamh681 people - Bhiraha674 people - Bardih667 people - Panda Bigha662 people - Pandepura660 people - Jalwar654 people - Dewajara646 people [All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/) ## Other places named Pokhraha - Pokhraha · Village, Aurangabad, Aurangabad · 2,465 people - Pokhraha · Village, Aurangabad, Aurangabad · 1,030 people - Pokhraha · Village, Imamganj, Gaya · 889 people - Pokhraha · Village, Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu · 643 people - Pokhraha · Village, Barun, Aurangabad · 459 people - Pokhraha · Village, Panki, Palamu · 367 people ## Quick answers - How far is Pokhraha from Gaya?74 km by road - What is the population of Pokhraha?665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhraha in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokhraha?52.3% (Census 2011)