# Pohian Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Pohian

Pohian is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,629 people in 387 households**, the 36th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,629people (2011)
- 387households
- 46.0%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Pohian PIN code and other codes

Pohian falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSargatti
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234332

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

## How far is Pohian from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)10 km by road
- Chapra (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 Pohian?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pohian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Pohian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 128 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 Pohian

Of every 100 households in Pohian in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pohian · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**62%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**57%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

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 Pohian?

■ Pohian · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**943

Working population ****34.9%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.8% for men and 36.4% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 230 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (27%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 423 (46%)

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 Garkha

- Panchpatia2,771 people
- MirpurJuara2,724 people
- Kewani2,706 people
- Bhainsmara2,638 people
- Rasidpur2,592 people
- Mobarakpur2,502 people
- Pindari2,468 people
- Aurha Mal2,461 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pohian from Chhapra?10 km by road
- What is the population of Pohian?2,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pohian in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pohian?46.0% (Census 2011)