# Pokhanna, Chas, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Chas, Bokaro 

# Pokhanna

Pokhanna is a village in [Chas](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chas/) sub-district of [Bokaro](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/) district, [Jharkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/), PIN code **827013**. The 2011 Census counted **2,954 people in 578 households**, the 27th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,954people (2011)
- 578households
- 59.7%literacy
- 827013PIN code

## Pokhanna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhanna is 827013.** Pokhanna falls in Chas sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code827013
- Gram panchayatPokhanna
- Community development blockChas
- Census village code362706

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

## How far is Pokhanna from nearby towns?

- Chas (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)26 km by road
- Chas (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 Pokhanna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhanna; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Diwanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Pokhanna known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Pokhanna

Of every 100 households in Pokhanna in 2011, 8 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pokhanna · ■ Chas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**94%

Tap water ****22%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**72%

Use banking services ****47%**

**48%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Pokhanna?

■ Pokhanna · ■ Chas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**941

Working population ****28.6%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 45.8% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (6%) · **■** Marginal 620 (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 Chas

- Nawadi3,120 people
- Ranichirka3,119 people
- Perajera3,043 people
- Chitami2,989 people
- Bijulia2,905 people
- Alkusa2,876 people
- Ulgara2,868 people
- Kelyadabar2,755 people

[All 126 villages in Chas](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhanna?827013
- How far is Pokhanna from Bokaro?26 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhanna?2,954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhanna in?Bokaro district (Chas sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhanna?59.7% (Census 2011)