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Bihar urges Centre to raise paddy procurement target to 50 lakh MT
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Pokharia is a village in Barsoi mandal, Katihar district, Bihar. It has a population of 698 across 129 households, with a literacy rate of 33.8%.
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- LGD code
- 224900
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population
- 698
- Households
- 129
- Literacy rate
- 33.8%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 201
- Distance to district centre
- 83 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 42 km
- Distance to Patna
- 267 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 326 km
- Nearest railway station
- Babhabgaon Halt · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital · 10 km
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Pokharia তুলনায়
By population, Pokharia ranks #154 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.8%
−1.2% vs mandal average
Pokharia33.8%
Barsoi mandal35.0%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
+41 vs mandal average
Pokharia961
Barsoi mandal920
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
Pokharia5.4
Barsoi mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pokharia এক নজরে
Pokharia বিহার-এর কাটিহার জেলার Barsoi ব্লক-এ 698 জনসংখ্যা 129 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Barsoi ব্লক-এর 231 গ্রামের মধ্যে 154তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 34%, ব্লক গড় 35% থেকে 1 পয়েন্ট কম এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 961 নারী। এটি কাটিহার জেলা সদর থেকে 83 কিমি, নিকটতম শহর Uttar Harishchandrapur থেকে 10 কিমি, Babhabgaon Halt রেলস্টেশন থেকে 2 কিমি অবস্থিত (সরলরেখা দূরত্ব)। পিনকোড 855102, Barsoi ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 224900। নিকটতম হাসপাতাল Harishchandrapur Rural Hospital, 10 কিমি দূরে। গ্রামটি Purnia বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Vijay Kumar Khemka। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 823, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Kamraul →
কাছের গ্রামের তুলনা
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pokharia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 69
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 69
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KAMROL
- Total area (ha)
- 62
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pokharia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
মূল তথ্য — Pokharia
- LGD code
- 224900
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 698
- Population (projected 2026)
- 823
- Households
- 129
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 33.8%
- Coordinates
- 25.46125°N, 87.79782°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
যাওয়ার পথ
Pokharia কীভাবে যাবেন
Nearest town · 15,443 people
Uttar Harishchandrapur · ≈ 9.5 km
≈ 20 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directionsশহর থেকে দূরত্ব · সরলরেখা
- Patna267 kmcapital
- Kolkata326 km
- Delhi1105 km
- Hyderabad1316 km
ধরন অনুযায়ী নিকটতম · অঞ্চলের যেকোনো জায়গায়
- Railway stationBabhabgaon Halt2 km
- Bus stopMaiharpur19 km
- Hospital / PHCHarishchandrapur Rural Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India24 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Petrol Pump26 km
- CollegeD S College23 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)25 km
একই পিনকোড
Villages sharing pincode 855102
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Barsoi মণ্ডল-এর অন্যান্য গ্রাম
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- Molnapara
- Dhachna
- Lagwan
- Belwa
- Shiwanpur
- Mathurapur
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- Bazidpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)