# Pokhraira Kasim Village, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur (Bihar)

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Village · Kurhani, Muzaffarpur 

# Pokhraira Kasim

Pokhraira Kasim is a village in Kurhani sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **844120**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 101 households**, the 140th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 557people (2011)
- 101households
- 67.5%literacy
- 844120PIN code

## Pokhraira Kasim PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhraira Kasim is 844120.** Pokhraira Kasim falls in Kurhani sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code844120
- Gram panchayatKinaru
- Community development blockKurhani
- Census village code229545

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokhraira Kasim from nearby towns?

- Kurhani (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)14 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)14 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 Pokhraira Kasim?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhraira Kasim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muz
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muz
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Pokhraira Kasim known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Pokhraira Kasim

Of every 100 households in Pokhraira Kasim in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokhraira Kasim · ■ Kurhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**49%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**48%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

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 Pokhraira Kasim?

■ Pokhraira Kasim · ■ Kurhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**896

Working population ****26.2%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (58%) · **■** Marginal 24 (16%)

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 Kurhani

- Fatehpur Kasturi646 people
- Kamtaul Ghazi643 people
- Khakhra628 people
- Mathurapur599 people
- Sherpurchak Makhan542 people
- Habibpatti516 people
- Sadhwara511 people
- Belahia498 people

[All 166 villages in Kurhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhraira Kasim?844120
- How far is Pokhraira Kasim from Muzaffarpur?14 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhraira Kasim?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhraira Kasim in?Muzaffarpur district (Kurhani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhraira Kasim?67.5% (Census 2011)