# Pokharia Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,579 people in 517 households**, the 18th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 2,579people (2011)
- 517households
- 35.0%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

Pokharia falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirsi
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223845

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?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)84 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)28 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Piyaji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Pokharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**20%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**40%

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 Pokharia?

■ Pokharia · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.0%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**950

Working population ****24.6%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 27.7% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 371 (58%)

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 Baisa

- Khapra2,947 people
- Patugaon2,718 people
- Kaujia2,706 people
- Domohani2,585 people
- Aulai2,578 people
- Dhusmal2,576 people
- Runki2,558 people
- Chopar2,538 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Purnia?84 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?2,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?35.0% (Census 2011)