# Pokhariya Village, Ramgarhwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Ramgarhwa, Purba Champaran 

# Pokhariya

Pokhariya is a village in Ramgarhwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845440**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 135 households**, the 41st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 672people (2011)
- 135households
- 61.0%literacy
- 845440PIN code

## Pokhariya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhariya is 845440.** Pokhariya falls in Ramgarhwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845440
- Gram panchayatPakhnahiya
- Community development blockRamgarhwa
- Census village code217581

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

## How far is Pokhariya from nearby towns?

- Ramgarhwa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)54 km by road
- Raxaul (nearest town)25 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 Pokhariya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhariya; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raxaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Pokhariya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Pokhariya

Of every 100 households in Pokhariya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pokhariya · ■ Ramgarhwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**35%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Pokhariya?

■ Pokhariya · ■ Ramgarhwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**939

Working population ****26.8%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 50.2% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 153 (85%)

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 Ramgarhwa

- Khonrwa1,117 people
- Chikni955 people
- Bhatwaliya738 people
- Garhwa725 people
- Naugarhwa666 people
- Kalikapur648 people

[All 44 villages in Ramgarhwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ramgarhwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhariya?845440
- How far is Pokhariya from Motihari?54 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhariya?672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhariya in?Purba Champaran district (Ramgarhwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhariya?61.0% (Census 2011)