# Pokharia, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in [Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/) sub-district of [Katihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/), PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **698 people in 129 households**, the 154th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 698people (2011)
- 129households
- 43.8%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 855102.** Pokharia falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatKamrol
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224900

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?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)69 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)69 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?

11 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 69% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

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 Pokharia?

■ Pokharia · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**960

Working population ****28.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.1% for men and 41.2% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (57%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 31 (15%)

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 Barsoi

- Neamatpur718 people
- Jagannathpur716 people
- Narwal704 people
- Chaugachhi703 people
- Dubisubhi696 people
- Sitgaon692 people
- Chetana687 people
- Machhail685 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?855102
- How far is Pokharia from Katihar?69 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?43.8% (Census 2011)