# Pokhra Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Pokhra

Pokhra is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,586 people in 391 households**, the 25th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 2,586people (2011)
- 391households
- 68.7%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pokhra

Of every 100 households in Pokhra in 2011, 24 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pokhra · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****12%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**91%

Television ****24%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

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 Pokhra?

■ Pokhra · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**928

Working population ****28.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 57.5% for women. 41% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 87 (12%) · **■** Marginal 505 (69%)

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 Harraiya

- Belghat2,708 people
- Jitipur Khas2,653 people
- Ridhaura2,628 people
- Belari Shukl2,598 people
- Belsar2,575 people
- Mahua Dabar2,575 people
- Kesarai2,549 people
- Nakti Dei Bujurg2,538 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pokhra?2,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhra in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhra?68.7% (Census 2011)