# Pokhari Kalan Village, Barwadih, Latehar (Jharkhand)

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Village · Barwadih, Latehar 

# Pokhari Kalan

Pokhari Kalan is a village in Barwadih sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822111**. The 2011 Census counted **6,399 people in 1,274 households**, the 1st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 6,399people (2011)
- 1,274households
- 54.9%literacy
- 822111PIN code

## Pokhari Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhari Kalan is 822111.** Pokhari Kalan falls in Barwadih sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822111
- Gram panchayatPokhari Kakan
- Community development blockBarwadih
- Census village code366937

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokhari Kalan from nearby towns?

- Barwadih (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)68 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)68 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 Pokhari Kalan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhari Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barwadih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 h winter

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 Pokhari Kalan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 20% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Pokhari Kalan

Of every 100 households in Pokhari Kalan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokhari Kalan · ■ Barwadih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**50%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Pokhari Kalan?

■ Pokhari Kalan · ■ Barwadih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**973

Working population ****23.6%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 46.9% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 758 (50%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 202 (13%) · **■** Marginal 462 (31%)

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 Barwadih

- Chhipadohar5,085 people
- Ker3,138 people
- Chhencha2,862 people
- Kuchila2,727 people

[All 82 villages in Barwadih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/barwadih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhari Kalan?822111
- How far is Pokhari Kalan from Latehar?68 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhari Kalan?6,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhari Kalan in?Latehar district (Barwadih sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhari Kalan?54.9% (Census 2011)
