# Pokharpar Village, Pandarak, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pandarak, Patna 

# Pokharpar

Pokharpar is a village in Pandarak sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,834 people in 257 households**, the 28th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,834people (2011)
- 257households
- 60.9%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Pokharpar PIN code and other codes

Pokharpar falls in Pandarak sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAjagara Bakawan
- Community development blockPandarak
- Census village code246498

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

## How far is Pokharpar from nearby towns?

- Pandarak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)50 km by road
- Barh (nearest town)20 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 Pokharpar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharpar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Barh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Pokharpar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Pokharpar

Of every 100 households in Pokharpar in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharpar · ■ Pandarak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**29%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****57%**

**54%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**28%

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 Pokharpar?

■ Pokharpar · ■ Pandarak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**907

Working population ****29.9%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 37.2% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (23%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 299 (54%)

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 Pandarak

- Baruane2,211 people
- Goasa2,162 people
- Madatpur2,039 people
- Hafizpur Karmor1,844 people
- Manikpur1,684 people
- Lachhmipur1,640 people
- Sadikpur1,614 people
- Mamarkhabad1,472 people

[All 72 villages in Pandarak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharpar from Patna?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharpar?1,834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharpar in?Patna district (Pandarak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharpar?60.9% (Census 2011)