# Pokhra Village, Haidergarh, Bara Banki (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Haidergarh, Bara Banki 

# Pokhra

Pokhra is a village in Haidergarh sub-district of Bara Banki district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,891 people in 1,447 households**, the 2nd largest of 370 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 7,891people (2011)
- 1,447households
- 69.8%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pokhra

Of every 100 households in Pokhra in 2011, 6 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokhra · ■ Haidergarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****9%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****72%**

**77%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Haidergarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**922

Working population ****36.9%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 58.4% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,028 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (12%) · **■** Household industry 65 (2%) · **■** Other work 283 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,178 (40%)

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 Haidergarh

- Kothi10,524 people
- Islam Pur6,614 people
- Chaubeesi6,239 people
- Thalwara6,103 people
- Meera Pur6,083 people

[All 372 villages in Haidergarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bara-banki/haidergarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pokhra?7,891 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhra in?Bara Banki district (Haidergarh sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhra?69.8% (Census 2011)