# Pokharia Village, Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 151 households**, the 89th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 703people (2011)
- 151households
- 59.8%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

Pokharia falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParsauni
- Community development blockRamnagar
- Census village code216239

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?

- Ramnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ramnagar (nearest town)10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Pokharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**54%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**40%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

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 · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**981

Working population ****44.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 47.3% for women. 44% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 313 (100%)

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 Ramnagar

- Kumhiya Khurd763 people
- Pipra Mafi754 people
- Hariharpur738 people
- Khajuria711 people
- Babhnauli697 people
- Pipra687 people
- Majurha682 people
- Bairiya Kalan666 people

[All 152 villages in Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/ramnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Bettiah?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Ramnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?59.8% (Census 2011)