# Pokharia Village, Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sona-rai-tharhi/pokharia-353995/ Village · Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar # Pokharia Pokharia is a village in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814150**. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 75 households**, the 59th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 416people (2011) - 75households - 67.7%literacy - 814150PIN code ## Pokharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokharia is 814150.** Pokharia falls in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. - PIN code814150 - Gram panchayatBrahmotara - Community development blockSona Rai Tharhi - Census village code353995 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns? - Sona Rai Tharhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Deoghar (district HQ)30 km by road - Deoghar (nearest town)30 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 Pokharia? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sona Rai Tharhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Deoghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 2 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 Pokharia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Pokharia Of every 100 households in Pokharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **19% Toilet within the home ****7%** **2% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **98% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****0%** **38% Television ****15%** **9% Mobile phone ****41%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **22% 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 Pokharia? ■ Pokharia · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **967 Working population ****43.8%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 44.3% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (45%) · **■** Household industry 65 (36%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 Sona Rai Tharhi - Tilakpur429 people - Madhuban427 people - Chamardewla424 people - Baghjhopa419 people - Pahridih414 people - Bahinga409 people - Birajpur404 people - Misradih404 people [All 214 villages in Sona Rai Tharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sona-rai-tharhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharia?814150 - How far is Pokharia from Deoghar?30 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia?416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in?Deoghar district (Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?67.7% (Census 2011)