# Pokhra Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/pokhra/ Village · Maharajganj, Siwan # Pokhra Pokhra is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,479 people in 1,092 households**, the 2nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 6,479people (2011) - 1,092households - 69.5%literacy - 1,081females per 1,000 males ## Pokhra PIN code and other codes Pokhra falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPokhra - Community development blockMaharajganj - Census village code231831 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokhra from nearby towns? - Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)21 km by road - Maharajganj (nearest town)12 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 Pokhra? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Mahrajganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Pokhra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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 Pokhra Of every 100 households in Pokhra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pokhra · ■ Maharajganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **5% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****81%** **76% Television ****6%** **11% Mobile phone ****77%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **10% 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 Pokhra? ■ Pokhra · ■ Maharajganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **941 Working population ****26.6%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 250 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 251 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,079 (63%) 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 Maharajganj - Balia6,764 people - Deuriya6,209 people - Kas Deura6,208 people - Paterha6,118 people - Takipur5,643 people [All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pokhra from Siwan?21 km by road - What is the population of Pokhra?6,479 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhra in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pokhra?69.5% (Census 2011)