# Pokharia Village, Birni, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Birni, Giridih 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Birni sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,515 people in 234 households**, the 34th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 1,515people (2011)
- 234households
- 69.6%literacy
- 815316PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 815316.** Pokharia falls in Birni sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815316
- Gram panchayatBalia
- Community development blockBirni
- Census village code352401

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?

- Birni (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)30 km by road
- Giridih (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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bharkattha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribag
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 100% of the 233 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; 83 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Birni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**79%

Use banking services ****46%**

**64%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

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 · ■ Birni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**953

Working population ****51.4%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 49% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (12%) · **■** Marginal 561 (72%)

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 Birni

- Madarkha1,666 people
- Kubri1,654 people
- Manihari1,623 people
- Barai1,528 people
- Guritanr1,503 people
- Birni1,491 people
- Chitakharu1,487 people
- Bhalua1,448 people

[All 181 villages in Birni](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/birni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?815316
- How far is Pokharia from Giridih?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?1,515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Giridih district (Birni sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?69.6% (Census 2011)