Village · Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai, Purbi Singhbhum
# Pokhari

Pokhari is a village in Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 831012. The 2011 Census counted 751 people in 163 households, the 44th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.
- 751 people (2011)
- 163 households
- 71.3% literacy
- 831012 PIN code

## Pokhari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pokhari is 831012. Pokhari falls in Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 831012
- Gram panchayat Bhilaipahar
- Community development block Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai
- Census village code 363392

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pokhari from nearby towns?
- Jamshedpur (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pokhari?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Jamshedpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Galudih
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pokhari known for?

The main crops are rice. About 43% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pokhari

Of every 100 households in Pokhari in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pokhari · ■ Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 77%
- Toilet within the home 14% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 65%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 29%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 57%
- Use banking services 85% 57%
- Television 53% 41%
- Mobile phone 15% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 22% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 25% 13%
- Own their home 99% 81%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pokhari?

■ Pokhari · ■ Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 70.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1153 933
- Working population 24.5% 35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 58.4% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 107 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (22%) · ■ Other work 37 (20%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai
- Idalbera 773 people
- Sukhlara 762 people
- Kadamdih 758 people
- Kadma 756 people
- Bahardarhi 738 people
- Golkata 723 people
- Kudlung 680 people
- Barardih 667 people

All 83 villages in Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pokhari? 831012
- How far is Pokhari from Jamshedpur? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhari? 751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhari in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhari? 71.3% (Census 2011)

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