# Pokharbhinda Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Pokharbhinda

Pokharbhinda is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **787 people in 179 households**, the 59th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 787people (2011)
- 179households
- 84.6%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Pokharbhinda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharbhinda is 852216.** Pokharbhinda falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatTelhar
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226331

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

## How far is Pokharbhinda from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)19 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)19 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 Pokharbhinda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharbhinda; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahesi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahesi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Pokharbhinda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Pokharbhinda

Of every 100 households in Pokharbhinda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharbhinda · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**52%

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 Pokharbhinda?

■ Pokharbhinda · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**924

Working population ****26.4%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 78.6% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 191 (92%)

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 Mahishi

- Paranpur894 people
- Dhor861 people
- Tarhi804 people
- Bahrampur798 people
- Dhanauj636 people
- Sahorwa620 people
- Nonia592 people
- Aksaur392 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharbhinda?852216
- How far is Pokharbhinda from Saharsa?19 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharbhinda?787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharbhinda in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharbhinda?84.6% (Census 2011)