# Pokharia Ray Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/pokharia-ray/ Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran # Pokharia Ray Pokharia Ray is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845449**. The 2011 Census counted **6,256 people in 1,208 households**, the 11th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 6,256people (2011) - 1,208households - 54.5%literacy - 845449PIN code ## Pokharia Ray PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokharia Ray is 845449.** Pokharia Ray falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845449 - Gram panchayatBhaisahi - Community development blockChanpatia - Census village code217157 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokharia Ray 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 Ray? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia Ray; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumar Bag - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Pokharia Ray known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 808 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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 Ray Of every 100 households in Pokharia Ray in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokharia Ray · ■ Chanpatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **3% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****23%** **37% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****34%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **19% Own their home ****97%** **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 Ray? ■ Pokharia Ray · ■ Chanpatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **942 Working population ****39.5%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 41.5% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 243 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 638 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 93 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,490 (60%) 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 - Lalgarh9,142 people - Bakulahar7,494 people - Pokharia Kharag7,232 people - Puraina Gosain6,435 people - Gidha6,065 people - Lohiaria6,047 people - Auraia6,037 people - Bhaisahi5,995 people [All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharia Ray?845449 - How far is Pokharia Ray from Bettiah?20 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia Ray?6,256 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia Ray in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia Ray?54.5% (Census 2011)