# Pokhra, Kotwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/pokhra/ Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran # Pokhra Pokhra is a village in [Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/) sub-district of [Purba Champaran](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **3,968 people in 829 households**, the 13th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 3,968people (2011) - 829households - 54.7%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Pokhra PIN code and other codes Pokhra falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPokhra - Community development blockKotwa - Census village code218355 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokhra from nearby towns? - Kotwa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)21 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)21 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 Pokhra? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Pokhra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Pokhra Of every 100 households in Pokhra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pokhra · ■ Kotwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****46%** **50% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****44%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pokhra? ■ Pokhra · ■ Kotwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **918 Working population ****45.3%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 43.3% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,344 (75%) 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 Kotwa - Maharani Bhopat5,347 people - Karaariya Jagir4,973 people - Dumra4,224 people - Sabaiya4,212 people - Nawada3,654 people - Dipau3,304 people - Gopi Chhapra3,164 people - Sagar Churaman3,164 people [All 45 villages in Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/villages/) ## Other places named Pokhra - Pokhra · Village, Haidergarh, Bara Banki · 7,891 people - Pokhra · Village, Maharajganj, Siwan · 6,479 people - Pokhra · Village, Patepur, Vaishali · 2,636 people - Pokhra · Village, Harraiya, Basti · 2,586 people - Pokhra · Village, Badlapur, Jaunpur · 1,100 people - Pokhra · Village, Sagri, Azamgarh · 713 people ## Quick answers - How far is Pokhra from Motihari?21 km by road - What is the population of Pokhra?3,968 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhra in?Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokhra?54.7% (Census 2011)