# Pokharbhinda Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar)

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Pokharbhinda

Pokharbhinda is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,442 people in 284 households**, the 38th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,442people (2011)
- 284households
- 50.0%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Pokharbhinda PIN code and other codes

Pokharbhinda falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShankarpur
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236421

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?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)22 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharbhinda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivaji Nagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Pokharbhinda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharbhinda · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

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 Pokharbhinda?

■ Pokharbhinda · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**903

Working population ****23.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 30.8% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (34%) · **■** Household industry 35 (10%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 85 (25%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Baghopur1,780 people
- Dewanpur1,649 people
- Kalwara1,492 people
- Akhtwara1,462 people
- Pura1,323 people
- Khanpur1,316 people
- Aura1,280 people
- Narsingha1,254 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharbhinda from Samastipur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharbhinda?1,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharbhinda in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharbhinda?50.0% (Census 2011)