# Pokhariya Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Pokhariya

Pokhariya is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832303**. The 2011 Census counted **653 people in 150 households**, the 49th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 653people (2011)
- 150households
- 54.5%literacy
- 832303PIN code

## Pokhariya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhariya is 832303.** Pokhariya falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832303
- Gram panchayatBaki
- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363529

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

## How far is Pokhariya from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purbi Singhbhum (district HQ)64 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)64 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 Pokhariya?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Deoli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kara Duba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Pokhariya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Pokhariya

Of every 100 households in Pokhariya in 2011, 40 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokhariya · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**56%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Pokhariya?

■ Pokhariya · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**983

Working population ****35.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 43.4% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 139 (60%)

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 Ghatshila

- Gandhaniya697 people
- Amchuriya662 people
- Mahatam656 people
- Dubrajpur654 people
- Balidi640 people
- Digri634 people
- Jhatijharna620 people
- Bardi615 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhariya?832303
- How far is Pokhariya from Purbi Singhbhum?64 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhariya?653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhariya in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhariya?54.5% (Census 2011)