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

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Village · Ranishwar, Dumka 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Ranishwar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 45 households**, the 138th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 224people (2011)
- 45households
- 50.8%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 816118.** Pokharia falls in Ranishwar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Gram panchayatMohalbana
- Community development blockRanishwar
- Census village code371093

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?

- Raneshwar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)25 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?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 37% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown.

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; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**973

Working population ****54.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 42.7% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 109 (90%)

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 Ranishwar

- Chaulia Santali230 people
- Masanjor228 people
- Kalaibari227 people
- Rajudih226 people
- Amjhari223 people
- Khirghata213 people
- Mohanpur211 people
- Nangalbhanga211 people

[All 217 villages in Ranishwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?816118
- How far is Pokharia from Dumka?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Dumka district (Ranishwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?50.8% (Census 2011)