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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 70 households**, the 195th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 332people (2011)
- 70households
- 48.7%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatLagua
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224949

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)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (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 Pokharia?

2 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 · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 85% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**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+) ****48.7%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**960

Working population ****28.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 41.9% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (75%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 11 (11%)

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

- Baniatoli347 people
- Motiharpur343 people
- Basantpur Milik342 people
- Jaharpur338 people
- Hathanpur329 people
- Lalsarchak323 people
- Parmanandpur307 people
- Mathurapur Milik305 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?48.7% (Census 2011)