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

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **58 people in 11 households**, the 137th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 58people (2011)
- 11households
- 12.8%literacy
- 1,320females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBabhani
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224187

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?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (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 Pokharia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Belwari Uchaipur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhakhari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 89% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

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 Pokharia?

■ Pokharia · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.8%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1320**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4500**

**975

Working population ****39.7%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.7% for men and 4.2% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 23 (100%)

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 Dagarua

- Rampur145 people
- Bhakhri140 people
- Jhauwa134 people
- Shekhpura59 people
- Dargahiganj32 people
- Lal Man16 people
- Malepali9 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Purnia?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?12.8% (Census 2011)