Village · Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu # Pokhraha Pokhraha is a village in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822113. The 2011 Census counted 643 people in 155 households, the 45th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 643 people (2011) - 155 households - 70.3% literacy - 822113 PIN code ## Pokhraha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pokhraha is 822113. Pokhraha falls in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822113 - Gram panchayat Laxmipur - Community development block Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* - Census village code 365567 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pokhraha from nearby towns? - Chhatarpur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ) 65 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pokhraha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chattarpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokhraha known for? The main crops are rice. About 26% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pokhraha Of every 100 households in Pokhraha in 2011, 40 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Pokhraha · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average - Electricity for lighting 40% 1% - Toilet within the home 55% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 45% 95% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 64% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 62% 32% - Television 33% 5% - Mobile phone 76% 35% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 23% 4% - Car / jeep / van 17% 1% - None of these assets 4% 42% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pokhraha? ■ Pokhraha · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.3% 53.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 878 986 - Working population 27.4% 43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 61.6% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 153 (87%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 17 (10%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* - Kharar 684 people - Harna 663 people - Sahiyar 663 people - Anata Kalan 653 people - Jamuna 618 people - Pichhulia 612 people - Mayapur 554 people - Rasida 519 people All 98 villages in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokhraha? 822113 - How far is Pokhraha from Medininagar? 65 km by road - What is the population of Pokhraha? 643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhraha in? Palamu district (Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pokhraha? 70.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nawadiha-bazar-nawadiha/pokhraha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.