Village · Pirtanr, Giridih # Pokharia Pokharia is a village in Pirtanr sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825108. The 2011 Census counted 415 people in 97 households, the 102nd largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 415 people (2011) - 97 households - 43.5% literacy - 825108 PIN code ## Pokharia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pokharia is 825108. Pokharia falls in Pirtanr sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825108 - Gram panchayat Bandh - Community development block Pirtanr - Census village code 352859 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns? - Pirtarn (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Giridih (district HQ) 24 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pokharia? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Giridih - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ghanbad - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokharia known for? The main crops are rice. About 3% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Pirtanr rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 100% 42% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 25% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 35% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pokharia? ■ Pokharia · ■ Pirtanr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 43.5% 52.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 907 967 - Working population 38.6% 48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.2% for men and 35.9% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 73 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 84 (52%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pirtanr - Majhiandih 427 people - Sohnabad 421 people - Bikatpur 416 people - Birgaon 415 people - Kabriabera 407 people - Pandedih 405 people - Dubiabera 396 people - Karmatanr 384 people All 197 villages in Pirtanr ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharia? 825108 - How far is Pokharia from Giridih? 24 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia? 415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in? Giridih district (Pirtanr sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia? 43.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/pirtanr/pokharia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.