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

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 139 households**, the 52nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 717people (2011)
- 139households
- 56.9%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

Pokharia falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhabaili
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222256

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?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)24 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pokharma
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bahadurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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, wheat and jute**. About 75% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**96%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**38%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**14%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**973

Working population ****29.3%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 42.9% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Terhagachh

- Sirnia881 people
- Gilni832 people
- Bhelagurhi789 people
- Suhia Gopalnagar725 people
- Dhokarjhari713 people
- Pokharia703 people
- Nania691 people
- Panchgachhi679 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Kishanganj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?56.9% (Census 2011)