# Pokharia Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 79 households**, the 175th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 350people (2011)
- 79households
- 34.8%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

Pokharia falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJokar
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225265

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

## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)34 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 Pokharia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Pokharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Pokharia

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

■ Pokharia · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pokharia?

■ Pokharia · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**964

Working population ****36.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.8% for men and 24.4% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 94 (73%)

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 Azamnagar

- Maheshpur363 people
- Radhanagar363 people
- Chaugharia356 people
- Karar Pokhar352 people
- Rasidpur338 people
- Mohabbatpur323 people
- Gorakhpur318 people
- Gidaul313 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Katihar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?34.8% (Census 2011)