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

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Village · Hasanganj, Katihar 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Hasanganj sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 196 households**, the 18th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 928people (2011)
- 196households
- 66.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockHasanganj
- Census village code224452

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?

- Hasanganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)15 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
- ●Middle 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Pokharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 20 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**26%

Television ****14%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**941

Working population ****33.0%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (64%) · **■** Other work 25 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Hasanganj

- Padampur1,275 people
- Khanua1,208 people
- Kawaiya1,100 people
- Parayagdah1,042 people
- Kajari818 people
- Sapni758 people
- Harkha755 people
- Betauna744 people

[All 41 villages in Hasanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/hasanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Katihar district (Hasanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?66.9% (Census 2011)