# Pokhra Village, Hussainabad, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Hussainabad, Palamu 

# Pokhra

Pokhra is a village in Hussainabad sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822116**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 47 households**, the 110th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 289people (2011)
- 47households
- 77.4%literacy
- 822116PIN code

## Pokhra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhra is 822116.** Pokhra falls in Hussainabad sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822116
- Gram panchayatBelbigha
- Community development blockHussainabad
- Census village code365010

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

## How far is Pokhra from nearby towns?

- Hussainabad (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)85 km by road
- Hussainabad (nearest town)10 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 Pokhra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hussainabad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hussainabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Pokhra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 72% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Pokhra

Of every 100 households in Pokhra in 2011, 94 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pokhra · ■ Hussainabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****53%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pokhra?

■ Pokhra · ■ Hussainabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**64.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**938

Working population ****21.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 64.2% for women. 38% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (11%) · **■** Other work 5 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (8%)

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 Hussainabad

- Takea336 people
- Basdiha305 people
- Bedaulia299 people
- Bishunpur290 people
- Buland Bigha273 people
- Nasojamalpur269 people
- Akhauri Khap265 people
- Bahera249 people

[All 175 villages in Hussainabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hussainabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhra?822116
- How far is Pokhra from Medininagar?85 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhra?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhra in?Palamu district (Hussainabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhra?77.4% (Census 2011)