Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran # Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,387 people in 291 households, the 53rd largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 1,387 people (2011) - 291 households - 49.6% literacy - 879 females per 1,000 males ## Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia PIN code and other codes Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Sirsia - Community development block Chanpatia - Census village code 217191 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia from nearby towns? - Chanpatia (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 15 km by road - Chanpatia (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia Of every 100 households in Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia · ■ Chanpatia rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 3% - Toilet within the home 4% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 85% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 53% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 26% 37% - Television 1% 7% - Mobile phone 28% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 9% 19% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia? ■ Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia · ■ Chanpatia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.6% 57.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 879 904 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 878 942 - Working population 35.3% 38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 34.7% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 107 (22%) · ■ Other work 6 (1%) · ■ Marginal 376 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chanpatia - Bishunpur Raghunath 1,646 people - Musahri 1,642 people - Belwa Bandobasti 1,557 people - Bandaraha Andar Choube Tola 1,511 people - Bijbania Bandobasti 1,375 people - Kaithwalia 1,304 people - Mohchhi Sughar 1,278 people - Patkhaulia 1,242 people All 71 villages in Chanpatia ## Quick answers - How far is Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia from Bettiah? 15 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia? 1,387 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia in? Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia Babu urf Ekrahia? 49.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/pokharia-babu-urf-ekrahia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.