# Pokhria Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Pokhria

Pokhria is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816107**. The 2011 Census counted **2,041 people in 379 households**, the 16th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 2,041people (2011)
- 379households
- 59.0%literacy
- 816107PIN code

## Pokhria PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhria is 816107.** Pokhria falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816107
- Gram panchayatPokhria
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360506

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

## How far is Pokhria from nearby towns?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Pakur (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 Pokhria?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amrapara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Pokhria known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Pokhria

Of every 100 households in Pokhria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokhria · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**86%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pokhria?

■ Pokhria · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**987

Working population ****48.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 48.5% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 112 (11%) · **■** Other work 99 (10%) · **■** Marginal 718 (73%)

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 Maheshpur

- Bara2,344 people
- Baliadanga2,193 people
- Salempur2,119 people
- Gangadah2,075 people
- Radepur2,040 people
- Sirajpur1,852 people
- Jaipur Barunga1,830 people
- Sohubil1,788 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhria?816107
- How far is Pokhria from Pakur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhria?2,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhria in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhria?59.0% (Census 2011)