# Pokharpur Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/pokharpur/ Village · Giriak, Nalanda # Pokharpur Pokharpur is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,706 people in 1,105 households**, the 3rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 6,706people (2011) - 1,105households - 69.2%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Pokharpur PIN code and other codes Pokharpur falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPokharpur - Community development blockGiriak - Census village code245127 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokharpur from nearby towns? - Giriak (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)13 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)13 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 Pokharpur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 8 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pawapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Pokharpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Pokharpur Of every 100 households in Pokharpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokharpur · ■ Giriak rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **14% Toilet within the home ****26%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **73% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **89% Use banking services ****68%** **47% Television ****25%** **14% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Pokharpur? ■ Pokharpur · ■ Giriak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **927 Working population ****35.1%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 682 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 782 (33%) · **■** Household industry 135 (6%) · **■** Other work 570 (24%) · **■** Marginal 187 (8%) 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 Giriak - Raitar9,241 people - Ghosrawan8,736 people - Chorsua5,485 people - Giriak Bahbolpur5,404 people - Ghorahi4,293 people - Pearepur4,235 people [All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pokharpur from Biharsharif?13 km by road - What is the population of Pokharpur?6,706 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharpur in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokharpur?69.2% (Census 2011)