Village · Pirtanr, Giridih # Pokharna Pokharna is a village in Pirtanr sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825108. The 2011 Census counted 1,360 people in 294 households, the 14th largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 1,360 people (2011) - 294 households - 48.2% literacy - 825108 PIN code ## Pokharna PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pokharna is 825108. Pokharna falls in Pirtanr sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825108 - Gram panchayat Kharpoka - Community development block Pirtanr - Census village code 352905 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pokharna from nearby towns? - Pirtanr (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Giridih (district HQ) 46 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 46 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pokharna? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hariladih - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokharna known for? The main crops are rice. About 11% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pokharna Of every 100 households in Pokharna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pokharna · ■ Pirtanr rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 1% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 1% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 14% 42% - Television 1% 6% - Mobile phone 22% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 40% 35% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pokharna? ■ Pokharna · ■ Pirtanr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.2% 52.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1021 967 - Working population 38.5% 48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.3% for men and 32.1% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 17 (3%) · ■ Marginal 504 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pirtanr - Mandro 1,442 people - Birangara 1,391 people - Hariladih 1,388 people - Hariladih 1,363 people - Tuio 1,354 people - Parasnath Hill 1,291 people - Pipradih 1,250 people - Palma 1,236 people All 197 villages in Pirtanr ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharna? 825108 - How far is Pokharna from Giridih? 46 km by road - What is the population of Pokharna? 1,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharna in? Giridih district (Pirtanr sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pokharna? 48.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/pirtanr/pokharna/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.