# Pokharbhinda Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) (2)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Pokharbhinda

Pokharbhinda is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 69 households**, the 152nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 358people (2011)
- 69households
- 29.5%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Pokharbhinda PIN code and other codes

Pokharbhinda falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMangalpur Ausani
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216130

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokharbhinda from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)2 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 Pokharbhinda?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharbhinda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagha
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Pokharbhinda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Pokharbhinda

Of every 100 households in Pokharbhinda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharbhinda · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****8%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**49%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Pokharbhinda?

■ Pokharbhinda · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.5%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**969

Working population ****55.9%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.6% for men and 25.4% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (19%) · **■** Marginal 62 (31%)

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 Sidhaw

- Turki506 people
- Pipra498 people
- Pipra491 people
- Gurwaliya460 people
- Semarkol336 people
- Sinagahi269 people
- Amolba237 people
- Nawtanwan188 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharbhinda from Bettiah?80 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharbhinda?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharbhinda in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharbhinda?29.5% (Census 2011)