Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj # Pokharia Pokharia is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 703 people in 134 households, the 54th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 703 people (2011) - 134 households - 33.9% literacy - 885 females per 1,000 males ## Pokharia PIN code and other codes Pokharia falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dhabaili - Community development block Terhagachh - Census village code 222259 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns? - Terhagachh (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 64 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pokharia? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Terhagachh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bahadurganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokharia known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and jute. About 72% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pokharia Of every 100 households in Pokharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Terhagachh rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 0% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 91% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 12% 14% - Television 0% 2% - Mobile phone 76% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 14% 27% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pokharia? ■ Pokharia · ■ Terhagachh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 33.9% 54.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1080 973 - Working population 42.0% 30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.9% for men and 26.8% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 73 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 95 (32%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 123 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Terhagachh - Bhelagurhi 789 people - Suhia Gopalnagar 725 people - Pokharia 717 people - Dhokarjhari 713 people - Nania 691 people - Panchgachhi 679 people - Gargaon 666 people - Lodhabari 659 people All 81 villages in Terhagachh ## Quick answers - How far is Pokharia from Kishanganj? 64 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia? 703 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in? Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia? 33.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/pokharia-222259/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.