# Pokharia Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **567 people in 121 households**, the 123rd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 567people (2011)
- 121households
- 49.1%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 855115.** Pokharia falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatMajkuri
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222824

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?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)50 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 · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bahadurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 9 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 75% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****5%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**30%

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 · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**962

Working population ****51.5%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.3% for men and 44.4% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (87%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 17 (6%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Thutipakar631 people
- Mahua609 people
- Sukalrani594 people
- Mujabari587 people
- Dubra550 people
- Makraha547 people
- Masidgarh Mohiuddinpur514 people
- Kolaha503 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?855115
- How far is Pokharia from Kishanganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?49.1% (Census 2011)