# Pokharia Village, Boram, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/boram/pokharia/ Village · Boram, Purbi Singhbhum # Pokharia Pokharia is a village in Boram sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,668 people in 347 households**, the 9th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%. - 1,668people (2011) - 347households - 59.0%literacy - 832105PIN code ## Pokharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokharia is 832105.** Pokharia falls in Boram sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code832105 - Gram panchayatPokhuria - Community development blockBoram - Census village code363297 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns? - Boram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Jamshedpur (district HQ)53 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)53 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 Pokharia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boram - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adityapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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 Pokharia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 23% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Pokharia Of every 100 households in Pokharia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Boram rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **36% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****20%** **40% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****25%** **25% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **16% Own their home ****100%** **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 Pokharia? ■ Pokharia · ■ Boram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%** **58.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726** **951 Working population ****52.9%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 42.1% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 420 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (9%) · **■** Other work 75 (8%) · **■** Marginal 310 (35%) 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 Boram - Rasiknagar1,898 people - Andharjhor1,884 people - Mukrudih1,878 people - Laylam1,673 people - Bara Susni1,539 people - Mirjadih1,496 people - Bara Chirka1,475 people - Dangdung1,420 people [All 73 villages in Boram](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/boram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharia?832105 - How far is Pokharia from Jamshedpur?53 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia?1,668 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Boram sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?59.0% (Census 2011)