# Pokhra Village, Patepur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Patepur, Vaishali 

# Pokhra

Pokhra is a village in Patepur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar, PIN code **843110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,636 people in 453 households**, the 56th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,636people (2011)
- 453households
- 48.4%literacy
- 843110PIN code

## Pokhra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhra is 843110.** Pokhra falls in Patepur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- PIN code843110
- Gram panchayatMalpur, Bahuara
- Community development blockPatepur
- Census village code235204

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?

- Patepur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)45 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bahuara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patepur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 92% of the 95 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 Pokhra

Of every 100 households in Pokhra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokhra · ■ Patepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**49%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**19%

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 Pokhra?

■ Pokhra · ■ Patepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**937

Working population ****33.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 39.4% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 637 (73%)

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 Patepur

- Nawa Chak2,754 people
- Bela Adam2,729 people
- Kawa Dih2,665 people
- Chapta2,641 people
- Bazidpur Kartar2,631 people
- Bishunpur Jainarayan Urf Cham.2,545 people
- Guara Urf Gobindpur Debi2,517 people
- Bhagwanpur Khajuri2,299 people

[All 143 villages in Patepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhra?843110
- How far is Pokhra from Hajipur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhra?2,636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhra in?Vaishali district (Patepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhra?48.4% (Census 2011)