# Pokharia Village, Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sona-rai-tharhi/pokharia-354048/ 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 **323 people in 71 households**, the 87th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 323people (2011) - 71households - 49.8%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 panchayatKhijuria - Community development blockSona Rai Tharhi - Census village code354048 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)45 km by road - Deoghar (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 Pokharia? 10 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deoghar - ○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) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Pokharia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 88% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **19% Toilet within the home ****0%** **2% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **98% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****17%** **38% Television ****4%** **9% Mobile phone ****20%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****56%** **22% 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 Pokharia? ■ Pokharia · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **967 Working population ****45.8%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 29.1% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (31%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 96 (65%) 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 - Bhatkundi335 people - Baramdeuti330 people - Upar Nawadih328 people - Dhanwe327 people - Dhanwepuran309 people - Markata309 people - Jhunki308 people - Harlatanr307 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?45 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia?323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in?Deoghar district (Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?49.8% (Census 2011)