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

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 234 households**, the 46th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 234households
- 54.0%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBochgaon
- Community development blockKasba
- Census village code223565

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?

- Kasba (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 4 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 Pokharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**50%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****9%**

**19%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**30%

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 · ■ Kasba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**965

Working population ****40.6%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 40.9% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (26%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 292 (66%)

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 Kasba

- Jalkar1,191 people
- Sara Bathana1,151 people
- Phul Banaili1,142 people
- Badla1,111 people
- Gargata Bishunpur1,007 people
- Khagjana898 people
- Sarra790 people
- Kamraili751 people

[All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Purnia?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?54.0% (Census 2011)