Village · Palojori, Deoghar # Pokharia Pokharia is a village in Palojori sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814149. The 2011 Census counted 1,574 people in 284 households, the 18th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,574 people (2011) - 284 households - 54.1% literacy - 814149 PIN code ## Pokharia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pokharia is 814149. Pokharia falls in Palojori sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 814149 - Gram panchayat Barjori - Community development block Palojori - Census village code 355416 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns? - Madhupur (sub-district HQ) 60 km by road - Deoghar (district HQ) 80 km by road - Deoghar (nearest town) 80 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pokharia? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dengadih - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dumka - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokharia known for? The main crops are rice. About 53% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pokharia Of every 100 households in Pokharia in 2011, 39 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Palojori rural average - Electricity for lighting 39% 29% - Toilet within the home 2% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 17% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 81% - Use banking services 42% 38% - Television 16% 17% - Mobile phone 47% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 8% 16% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pokharia? ■ Pokharia · ■ Palojori rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.1% 60.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 869 953 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 942 - Working population 42.4% 40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 37.5% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 11 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 33 (5%) · ■ Marginal 622 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palojori - Baramsoli 1,767 people - Simalgara 1,625 people - Lakhanpur 1,597 people - Jargari 1,590 people - Raghunathpur 1,519 people - Dumaria 1,478 people - Sarsa 1,476 people - Jamua 1,470 people All 291 villages in Palojori ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharia? 814149 - How far is Pokharia from Deoghar? 80 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia? 1,574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in? Deoghar district (Palojori sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia? 54.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/palojori/pokharia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.