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

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816103**. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 113 households**, the 87th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 569people (2011)
- 113households
- 39.7%literacy
- 816103PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 816103.** Pokharia falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816103
- Gram panchayatSaharpur
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code371019

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?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)48 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)48 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?

6 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, 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 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**5%

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%**

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**31%

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 · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.7%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**968

Working population ****48.2%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 28.8% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 265 (97%)

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 Shikaripara

- Jhurko589 people
- Saraidaha585 people
- Durgapur582 people
- Rambani582 people
- Palma566 people
- Parbatpur562 people
- Majhiladih558 people
- Kalaibari556 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?816103
- How far is Pokharia from Dumka?48 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?39.7% (Census 2011)