# Pokharia Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/pokharia-216670/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Pokharia Pokharia is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,796 people in 488 households**, the 41st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 2,796people (2011) - 488households - 58.0%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Pokharia PIN code and other codes Pokharia falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPokharia - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216670 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)46 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)5 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 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 known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Of every 100 households in Pokharia in 2011, 10 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **5% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****26%** **36% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****20%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **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? ■ Pokharia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **957 Working population ****34.9%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 47.6% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 182 (19%) · **■** Marginal 482 (49%) 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 Narkatiaganj - Rakhahi2,984 people - Bishunpurwa2,850 people - Belwania2,836 people - Musaharwa2,801 people - Rajpur2,757 people - Bairia2,730 people - Mathura2,677 people - Maheshpur2,660 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pokharia from Bettiah?46 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia?2,796 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?58.0% (Census 2011)