# Pokharia, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in [Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/) sub-district of [Purnia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **4,291 people in 778 households**, the 10th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 4,291people (2011)
- 778households
- 49.6%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBirpur
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223505

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?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)14 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?

11 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gulabbag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 55% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**50%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**22%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**968

Working population ****26.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 42.2% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (36%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (6%) · **■** Marginal 498 (44%)

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 Purnia East

- Maharajpur5,505 people
- Mahendrapur5,444 people
- Kathua5,075 people
- Kishunpur4,352 people
- Birpur4,198 people
- Majhwa4,122 people
- Dewanganj3,834 people
- Majhaili3,798 people

[All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharia from Purnia?14 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?4,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?49.6% (Census 2011)