# Pokharia Kharag Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/pokharia-kharag/ Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran # Pokharia Kharag Pokharia Kharag is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,232 people in 1,446 households**, the 9th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 7,232people (2011) - 1,446households - 50.0%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Pokharia Kharag PIN code and other codes Pokharia Kharag falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKharg Pokharia - Community development blockChanpatia - Census village code217158 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokharia Kharag from nearby towns? - Chanpatia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)20 km by road - Chanpatia (nearest town)8 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 Pokharia Kharag? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia Kharag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumar Bag - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Pokharia Kharag known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 403 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 Pokharia Kharag Of every 100 households in Pokharia Kharag in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pokharia Kharag · ■ Chanpatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****7%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****18%** **37% Television ****1%** **7% Mobile phone ****52%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Pokharia Kharag? ■ Pokharia Kharag · ■ Chanpatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **942 Working population ****44.2%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.2% for men and 38.4% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2,355 (74%) 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 Chanpatia - Betia Dih12,573 people - Gurwalia Biswas10,309 people - Lalgarh9,142 people - Bakulahar7,494 people - Puraina Gosain6,435 people - Pokharia Ray6,256 people - Gidha6,065 people - Lohiaria6,047 people [All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pokharia Kharag from Bettiah?20 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia Kharag?7,232 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia Kharag in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia Kharag?50.0% (Census 2011)