# Pokhanwan Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar)

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Pokhanwan

Pokhanwan is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 185 households**, the 43rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 185households
- 83.5%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Pokhanwan PIN code and other codes

Pokhanwan falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPandaul
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260093

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

## How far is Pokhanwan from nearby towns?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)30 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 Pokhanwan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhanwan; 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Pokhanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Pokhanwan

Of every 100 households in Pokhanwan in 2011, 40 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokhanwan · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**58%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Pokhanwan?

■ Pokhanwan · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**927

Working population ****28.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 76.8% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (12%) · **■** Marginal 33 (10%)

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 Ratni Faridpur

- Khairu Chak1,232 people
- Bishunpur1,177 people
- Gopalpur1,139 people
- Rustan Chak1,119 people
- Mirzapur1,067 people
- Barheta1,042 people
- Aira1,015 people
- Barhauna971 people

[All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokhanwan from Jehanabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhanwan?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhanwan in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhanwan?83.5% (Census 2011)