# Pokharia Village, Kathikund, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kathikund, Dumka 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Kathikund sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814103**. The 2011 Census counted **834 people in 167 households**, the 15th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 834people (2011)
- 167households
- 50.1%literacy
- 814103PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 814103.** Pokharia falls in Kathikund sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814103
- Gram panchayatKalajhar
- Community development blockKathikund
- Census village code370716

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?

- Kathikund (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)33 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?

7 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 28% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Kathikund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****6%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**43%

Television ****8%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**29%

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 · ■ Kathikund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**983

Working population ****51.1%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 39.2% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 27 (6%)

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 Kathikund

- Lakhanpur963 people
- Bichhiapahari916 people
- Bartala886 people
- Kauria837 people
- Jhirka829 people
- Amjhari761 people
- Baghasol746 people
- Pathrakundi702 people

[All 197 villages in Kathikund](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/kathikund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?814103
- How far is Pokharia from Dumka?33 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Dumka district (Kathikund sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?50.1% (Census 2011)