# Poksi Village, Pakribarawan, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pakribarawan, Nawada 

# Poksi

Poksi is a village in Pakribarawan sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 311 households**, the 31st largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 1,859people (2011)
- 311households
- 57.8%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Poksi PIN code and other codes

Poksi falls in Pakribarawan sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPoksi
- Community development blockPakribarawan
- Census village code257680

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

## How far is Poksi from nearby towns?

- Pakribarawan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)29 km by road
- Warisaliganj (nearest town)9 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 Poksi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Poksi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pakaribarwan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Warisaliganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Poksi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Poksi

Of every 100 households in Poksi in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poksi · ■ Pakribarawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**47%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****33%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Poksi?

■ Poksi · ■ Pakribarawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**942

Working population ****42.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 47.5% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 300 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (38%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (10%) · **■** Marginal 100 (13%)

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 Pakribarawan

- Jasat2,032 people
- Marawa1,971 people
- Tanpura1,916 people
- Rewar1,888 people
- Baliari1,640 people
- Asawan1,593 people
- Dumri1,411 people
- Bardiha1,375 people

[All 68 villages in Pakribarawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/pakribarawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Poksi from Nawada?29 km by road
- What is the population of Poksi?1,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poksi in?Nawada district (Pakribarawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Poksi?57.8% (Census 2011)